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Mar 18, 2014
Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship
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Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship
The Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, through their Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP – www.eleep.eu) launched the Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship in the spring of 2014. The Fellowship aims to train the next generation of Arctic Ambassadors and is a unique summer opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, […]
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Mar 18, 2014
Call for Applications
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NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group on the Trans-Atlantic Bond
NATO Young Leaders Working Group on the Trans-Atlantic Bond The deadline for applications has passed. Thank you for your interest. Overview Heads of state and government from all 28 NATO nations will convene at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales this September to reaffirm the importance of the Trans-Atlantic bond and build a strong foundation […]
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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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Mar 4, 2014
Prime Minister of Moldova Speaks at the Atlantic Council as Europe Grapples with Response to Russian Aggression
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Atlantic Council
WASHINGTON – During a public address at the Atlantic Council during his visit to Washington today, Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca reaffirmed his country’s commitment to Europe and denounced Russian intimidation in Europe’s east. Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. introduced the prime minister, urging action and the strategic importance of what is at stake in the […]
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Feb 25, 2014
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili Asks International Community to Apply More Pressure on Russia
WASHINGTON – During his first public remarks in the United States today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called on the international community, and specifically the West, to support the Ukrainian people by putting more pressure on Russia, and said, “the international community needs to send clearer messages that will underpin the notion that no third […]
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Feb 21, 2014
University of Utah Presents Alumni Award to Atlantic Council’s Fred Kempe
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Atlantic Council
The University of Utah Alumni Association presented its Distinguished Alumnus Award to Fred Kempe, Atlantic Council president and CEO, recognizing Kempe’s three-decade career as a journalist, author and foreign policy think-tank executive. The association presented the award February 20. Kempe, a Utah native who graduated from the university in 1976, has led the Atlantic Council […]
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Feb 12, 2014
New Hariri Center Publications Assess Political and Economic Trends in the Arab Transition Countries
With two new publications, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East offers a comprehensive picture of the degree of political and social change in Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, and Libya since protestors took to the streets in 2011, as well as the economic impact of the Arab uprising on the transition countries.
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Jan 27, 2014
Atlantic Council Announces New Scowcroft Center Fellows
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security has added new senior fellows who will advance the Center’s mission of serving as Washington’s premier thought leadership institute on the role of the transatlantic community in shaping global strategy and security policy. These fellows bring decades of experience in government, business, and academia […]
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Jan 23, 2014
US Democracy Promotion in Egypt Needs Reset
CONTACT:Samia Yakub202.769.0724, press@AtlanticCouncil.org In a new Atlantic Council issue brief, “Getting Democracy Promotion Right in Egypt,” Amy Hawthorne contends that although the near-term prospects for democracy in Egypt are bleak, there is more the United States can do to promote democratic change over the longer term.
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Jan 23, 2014
Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center Names Michael B. Oren as Ambassador-in-Residence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 23, 2014 CONTACT Taleen Ananian 202.778.4993, press@AtlanticCouncil.org WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council announced today Michael B. Oren, who recently stepped down after four years as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, will join its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on February 1 as ambassador-in-residence.
