Press Release
Dec 15, 2011
CEOs, Government Officials, and Higher Ed Leaders Convene to Address Growing Skills Gap
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON — On December 15, leaders from across the private sector, government, and the higher education community debated options for closing the growing skills gap to foster better economic development and competitiveness in the US. Called “Building the Employment Agenda: New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap,” the roundtable hosted by the Atlantic Council and […]
Press Release
Dec 14, 2011
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stresses Need for Political Compromise in Washington in Time of Crisis
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – At a celebration honoring former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on Tuesday night, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lamented the political gridlock preventing Washington’s leaders from solving the most difficult challenges facing the United States and its allies today, saying that compromise has become akin to selling out. “I’m deeply concerned about […]
Press Release
Dec 12, 2011
New Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation Report Argues for TARP-style Intervention in European Union
By
Adrienne Chuck
WASHINGTON – As European leaders meet to decide the future of the Eurozone, Julie Chon argues in a new Atlantic Council — Bertelsmann Foundation policy brief that Europe must learn from the United States’ TARP experience, and match a sizeable bazooka with a clear and transparent process for markets to understand how financial mechanisms will […]
Press Release
Nov 4, 2011
Atlantic Council hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor in New Role as Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON – “The US government sees the transitions in the Arab world as the greatest opportunity for major changes in strategic relationships over the past century,” said Ambassador William B. Taylor, the newly-appointed Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the US State Department during a November 4 event at the Atlantic Council. “We […]
Press Release
Oct 5, 2011
The Transatlantic Relations Program Announces Nicholas Dungan as Nonresident Senior Fellow
By
Jason Harmala
The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Dungan, the former president of the French-American Foundation, as its newest nonresident senior fellow. “The addition of Nicholas Dungan’s expertise to the Transatlantic Relations Program couldn’t come at a better time, as we head towards the French presidential elections in the […]
Press Release
Sep 28, 2011
Ansari Africa Center at Atlantic Council Adds Renowned Scholar
By
Adrienne Chuck
The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council today announced that it has named Bronwyn Bruton, one of the most widely quoted emerging analysts of Africa, as its deputy director.
Press Release
Jul 5, 2011
Atlantic Council names former White House official, Michele Dunne, to lead new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON—The Atlantic Council today named Michele Dunne, a former White House and State Department official, as the director of its new Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The center will begin its operations this week in Washington, D.C. “Michele brings to the Council both a rich understanding of the Washington policy process and of […]
Press Release
Jun 11, 2011
‘It is time for Poland to give back’ Minister Sikorski Declares at Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Dinner
By
James Joyner
Wroclaw, Poland- "What side of history will the world’s great democracies be on?" That question, posed by U.S. Senator John McCain, captured the essence of the 2011 Freedom Awards, presented by the Atlantic Council at its annual Wroclaw Global Forum. In addition to McCain, other recipients included Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on behalf of […]
Press Release
May 26, 2011
Top Africanist Gérard Prunier Joins the Michael S. Ansari Center, Atlantic Council
By
Adrienne Chuck
The Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council is pleased to announce that French scholar Dr. Gérard Prunier has joined the Center as a nonresident senior fellow. Prunier is the author of more than two hundred scholarly articles and a dozen books including The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (Columbia University Press, 1995), Darfur: […]
Press Release
May 24, 2011
Atlantic Council Names Barry Pavel as Director of International Security Program and Director-Designate of new Scowcroft Center
By
Jason Harmala
WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Atlantic Council named Barry Pavel as Director of its International Security Program and Director-Designate of its new Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Mr. Pavel also will be the first Arnold Kanter Chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center. Barry Pavel has played leadership roles in the development of a broad range of […]
