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May 14, 2024

Atlantic Council launches Counterterrorism Project

Today, the Atlantic Council announced the launch of the Counterterrorism Project (CTP), the next iteration of its counter-terrorism work. With an increasing number of global counterterrorism-related challenges, the project is designed to take a deep dive into the future of global terrorism threats and counterterrorism efforts.

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May 1, 2024

Atlantic Council announces 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award honorees

Leading global think tank will honor Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher G. Cavoli, and Academy Award-winning actress and producer Michelle Yeoh

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Apr 18, 2024

Atlantic Council launches AC @ G20: Road to Rio programming to support G20 priorities

The Atlantic Council has officially launched its programming around Brazil’s 2024 presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), under the banner “AC @ G20: Road to Rio.”

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Mar 18, 2024

Human rights coalition unveils digital catalog of evidence pointing towards crimes against humanity committed against Iranian protesters

The Archive preserved +1M forensic digital artifacts to support future investigations and trials.

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Mar 14, 2024

Atlantic Council Launches Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative

The Atlantic Council announced today the launch of the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, a new program focused on advancing resilience as a core tenet of US and allied national security policy and practice.

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Mar 13, 2024

Atlantic Council co-launches new transatlantic Syria Strategy Project

To commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, this new project will pave a path toward resolving the Syria crisis in a representative, implementable, and realistic manner.

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Mar 11, 2024

Former President of the Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo joins the Atlantic Council as a distinguished fellow

The Atlantic Council announced today that David W. Panuelo, former president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), will join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security as a nonresident distinguished fellow affiliated with its Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI).

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Mar 4, 2024

Atlantic Council to highlight global women leaders in recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month

The Atlantic Council is hosting a celebration of women’s empowerment throughout International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, with leadership discussions, thoughtful analysis, and in-person and virtual convenings to highlight how women and girls around the world are addressing today’s most pressing global challenges and increase calls for equity.

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Feb 7, 2024

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center launches program on African critical minerals

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center is launching an innovative three-year program focused on critical minerals in Africa. As home to 30 percent of the world’s critical-mineral reserves, Africa has a central role to play in twenty-first-century supply chains, particularly for electric vehicles, lithium batteries, cellphones, medical scanners, and military hardware.

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Jan 10, 2024

Atlantic Council launches Venezuela Solutions Group

This diverse group of experts and practitioners from Venezuela, the United States, Latin America, and Europe will prioritize shaping policy over mere academic thinking on Venezuela amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a unique opportunity to restore democratic institutions.

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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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Oct 28, 2009

Atlantic Council Chairman to Co-Chair President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

Atlantic Council Chairman to Co-Chair President’s Intelligence Advisory Board Washington, D.C. – Senator Chuck Hagel, chairman of the Atlantic Council, was today appointed co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), the body responsible for oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies. “Chuck Hagel’s knowledge of foreign policy and commitment to U.S. interests make him an ideal […]

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Oct 22, 2009

Kurt Volker New Atlantic Council Senior Advisor

Kurt Volker New Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Former NATO Ambassador joins International Security program Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker as a Senior Advisor and member of the Council’s Strategic Advisors Group, a body of U.S. and European security experts established […]

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Sep 29, 2009

Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum Brings Together CEOs, Ministers, Gov Leaders

Energy Security Conference Brings Together CEOs, Ministers, Gov Leaders Washington, D.C. — Romania’s president and its top political leadership, policymakers and energy ministers from a dozen countries, and senior energy executives from the U.S. and Europe will gather in Bucharest this week to discuss the issues driving economic and political developments in the Black Sea-Caspian […]

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Sep 18, 2009

Brent Scowcroft Supports Obama’s Missile Defense Shield Decision

Former National Security Adviser Backs Administration Position on Europe Missile Defense Shield Washington, D.C. — Brent Scowcroft, Chairman of the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board and National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, today supported the Administration’s decision to pursue alternative technologies and architecture for the planned missile defense shield in […]

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Sep 17, 2009

Damon Wilson New Atlantic Council Vice President

Damon Wilson New Atlantic Council Vice President International Security Program Director Provides Critical Leadership Washington, D.C. — Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council of the United States, today appointed former National Security Council official Damon Wilson to the position of Vice President.  He will add this overall management responsibility to his current […]

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Jun 29, 2009

British-North American Committee: Public Sector Pensions Report

British-North American Committee Releases Public Sector Pensions Report U.S., UK, Canada governments understate public sector pensions cost London, UK – The British-North American Committee (BNAC) report released today warns that the true costs of public sector pensions are being significantly understated by the U.S., UK and Canadian governments. In the UK, where unfunded schemes predominate, […]

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Jun 15, 2009

Madeleine Albright To Deliver First Bronislaw Geremek Lecture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright will commemorate the legacy of Polish Solidarity adviser Bronislaw Geremek with the Atlantic Council on June 18.  The visionary democracy activist and former Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland passed suddenly in July 2008, and the Council quickly established an annual lecture series in his […]

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Jun 2, 2009

Atlantic Council Expands Ukraine Program

Ukraine-North America Dialogue, New Corruption Report Launched Washington, D.C. — The Atlantic Council of the United States recently launched the Ukraine-North America Dialogue as well as a new report on corruption in Ukraine that will be published this autumn.  In only two months, the Ukraine-North America Dialogue has become an important forum for promoting the […]

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