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Apr 24, 2014

Atlantic Council Report Calls for India and Pakistan to Reinvest in Economic Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 24, 2014 A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center argues that heavy military spending in India and Pakistan has in fact been detrimental to the citizens of both countries in terms of security and economic growth, and calls on leaders to reinvest in trade and confidence building. In […]

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Apr 22, 2014

Premier Diplomat Francis Ricciardone to Lead Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named one of the United States’ most accomplished diplomats, Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., as a vice president and director of its Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Ricciardone, who currently serves as the US ambassador to Turkey, will join the Council in September. “At a […]

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Apr 16, 2014

Atlantic Council-Zurich Report Analyzes Global Interconnections of Cyber Risks

New Cyber Risk Report Finds the World Living in Cyber Subprime FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16, 2014 CONTACTSTaleen Ananian: press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993Jennifer Schneider Nowacki: Jennifer.nowacki@zurichna.com, 847.275.4428 Groundbreaking, new Atlantic Council – Zurich Insurance Group report identifies aggregate of interconnected risk that “can no longer be ignored”

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Apr 15, 2014

Barroso, Hagel Among Recipients of Atlantic Council Honors, April 30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2014 CONTACT
 Taleen Ananian
 202.778.4993,  press@AtlanticCouncil.org  Barroso, Hagel Among Recipients of Atlantic Council Honors, April 30 Evening includes tribute to EU and NATO enlargements; performance by Ukraine’s Ruslana  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council on April 30 will present its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards to Chuck Hagel, José Manuel Barroso, Thomas Enders, Ruslana Lyzhychko, andJoseph F. […]

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Apr 14, 2014

Atlantic Council Names Top Diplomat John Herbst as Eurasia Center Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 14, 2014 CONTACTTaleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named John E. Herbst, a former ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan, as director of its Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, effective May 12. In that role, Herbst will oversee the Atlantic Council’s response to rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine as well as […]

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Apr 11, 2014

Atlantic Council Report Highlights the Hard Reality for International Climate Agreements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2014 WASHINGTON – Following the release of the second installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report and renewed calls for a comprehensive international climate agreement, the Atlantic Council’s Energy and Environment Program has produced a paper describing the political and legal realities constraining formal participation by […]

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Mar 25, 2014

European Banking Union Agreement Not Enough to End Crisis

Economist Megan Greene argues for more long-term planning to prevent future crises. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 25, 2014 WASHINGTON – In an issue brief released today, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Megan Greene argues that the European banking union agreement as it currently stands will fall short of many of its goals and will only to be […]

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Mar 24, 2014

TTIP Talks One Year On: Cautious Optimism Remains

Stakeholder survey shows narrower agreement and longer negotiations now seen likely; transatlantic discord takes a toll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 24   WASHINGTON – Stakeholders remain optimistic that a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal can be reached, but they believe a less comprehensive agreement will result from more protracted talks, according to an […]

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Mar 19, 2014

Atlantic Council Accepting Applications for NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananian press@AtlanticCouncil.org, 202.778.4993 WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council is now accepting applications to the NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group on the Transatlantic Bond, a unique, nonpartisan initiative to renew and support the transatlantic alliance.  As heads of state from all twenty-eight NATO nations convene at the NATO […]

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Mar 12, 2014

Ukraine’s Leader Offers “Equal Partnership” with Russia; Praises US Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 12, 2014 WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offered to negotiate an “equal partnership” with Russia if it ends its invasion of Crimea, and praised the Western response to the crisis following his talks at the White House. “I would like to reiterate that we still want to have a free, […]

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May 6, 2010

10 Recommendations from 2010 Security Jam

By James Joyner

10 Recommendations from 2010 Security Jam The Atlantic Council co-hosted the Online Security Jam, an online forum to discuss the global security challenges for the coming years, from February 4 to 9.  It was sponsored by NATO and the European Union. Now, the conclusions have been compiled in a report. "Civilian actors should have more […]

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Apr 27, 2010

President Clinton, Bono, Josef Ackermann, Generals Abrial and Mattis to Receive Hightest Atlantic Council Honor

Washington, D.C. — The Atlantic Council on Wednesday evening (April 28) will present its top annual leadership awards to a U.S. President who enlarged NATO and helped end genocide in the Balkans, a singer activist who is fighting disease and poverty in Africa, and a European bank executive at the forefront of global efforts to […]

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Apr 13, 2010

Acting President Jonathan to Launch Atlantic Council Ansari Africa Center

Nigeria Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to Make Major US Speech at Launch of the Atlantic Council’s Ansari Africa Center Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday will officially open the Atlantic Council’s new Michael S. Ansari Africa Center with a major policy address focused on his fight against corruption and promoting good governance.  His speech […]

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Apr 1, 2010

Ambassador Ross Wilson Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

Ambassador Ross Wilson New Director of Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Washington, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Ross Wilson, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as the Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.   In that position, he will be a member of the Council’s top management team with responsibility for […]

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Mar 11, 2010

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report WASHINGTON, DC — The Atlantic Council has produced a comprehensive reference work on Iran entitled U.S.-Iranian Relations: An Analytic Compendium of U.S. Policies, Laws and Regulations, which documents for the first time how long-term changes in U.S. policy reflect the lack of a clear consensus on how to curb […]

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Mar 4, 2010

Lord Robertson Assails Lack of Leadership on Afghanistan

March 5, 2010 — Tuesday evening at the Atlantic Council’s fourth annual Christopher J. Makins Lecture, former NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson delivered a clarion call for political courage and leadership on Afghanistan. “So long as alliance governments remain feeble, reactive, preoccupied and paralyzed in their commitment, then so long will we be in […]

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Feb 23, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Future of NATO

Secretary Clinton on the Future of NATO February 23, 2010 — Last night, the Atlantic Council hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a landmark address on the Future of NATO. She offered a rousing defense of the Alliance; advanced a clear vision for reform and modernization; and criticized a "leadership crisis," calling on Alliance […]

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Dec 1, 2009

Obama Afghanistan Speech: What to Look For

Obama Afghanistan Speech: What to Look For Washington, D.C. — Credibility, benchmarks for progress and a regional framework will be key to the Afghan strategy unveiled tonight by President Obama, said Damon Wilson and Shuja Nawaz of the Atlantic Council. Obama’s anticipated response to General McChrystal’s September request for additional troops will be closely watched […]

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Nov 9, 2009

General James Jones: Most Pressing National Security Threats

General James Jones: Most Pressing National Security Threats Washington, D.C. – General James L. Jones, National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, says that what keeps him up late at night is the threat of non-state actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction. His concern has grown through seeing where the U.S. has intervened to stop […]

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Nov 6, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Unveil Democracy Agenda at Atlantic Council Awards Ceremony

Freedom’s Challenge dinner in Berlin will commemorate fall of the Wall, honor Walesa and Havel Washington, D.C. – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver a major foreign policy address on the administration’s new agenda for freedom and democracy promotion at the Freedom’s Challenge dinner and awards ceremony in Berlin on November 8.

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