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Jul 1, 2019

Georgetown’s Nooruddin to direct Atlantic Council South Asia Center

WASHINGTON DC—The Atlantic Council this week named Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University professor and director of the school’s India Initiative, as the new head of its South Asia Center. “In Irfan, we are adding to our leadership team a proven institution-builder and an impressive, widely published intellect to the Council,” said Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council President […]

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Jun 1, 2019

360/OS Summit to Explore Open Source, Digital Forensics, and Disinformation

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The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) will host its 360/OS Summit on June 20-21, 2019 in London, England.

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May 30, 2019

D-10 Strategy Officials Meet in Berlin to Advance a Rules-Based Order

BERLIN, GERMANY—Top strategy officials from ten of the world’s leading democracies gathered yesterday in Berlin to discuss key challenges facing the rules-based international order.  At the seventh meeting of the D-10 Strategy Forum, policy planning and strategy officials and experts from North America, Europe, and Asia focused on the rise of autocratic challenges  and how […]

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May 23, 2019

Atlantic Council Launches Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition (NENSC)

WASHINGTON, DC –The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center has launched its Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition (NENSC), led by co-chairs Ambassador Thomas Graham and Admiral Richard Mies (Ret.), leaders in nuclear energy policy. The Coalition, which includes former military leaders, senior diplomats, and national security experts, views nuclear energy as a pillar within the […]

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Apr 29, 2019

Atlantic Council Launches Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Adrienne Arsht’s $25-million Gift Creates Historic Opportunity For ‘Reaching One Billion People with Resilience Solutions by 2030’ WASHINGTON, DC (April 29, 2019)— The Atlantic Council today announced a $25-million gift from business leader and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht to endow the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. The Center, which recently received a $30-million grant from The […]

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Apr 18, 2019

Hacking Darwin: Atlantic Council’s Jamie Metzl Has a New Guide to Thriving in the Genetics Revolution

Parliamentarians anywhere in the world can request a free copy of the e-book The genetics revolution will transform our healthcare, the way we make babies, and the nature of the babies we make, extend our lifespans, and ultimately alter our evolutionary trajectory as a species. Sonner than most people realize, the idea of humans as […]

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Apr 11, 2019

Atlantic Council Announces 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council on April 30 will present its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards, one of the most significant honors for accomplishment in international relations to: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Adrienne Arsht, executive vice chair of the Atlantic Council; Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; and Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx […]

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Apr 3, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Ministers and US Policymakers Discussed NATO’s Past, Present, and Future on Alliance’s 70th Anniversary

Washington, DC (April 3, 2019)– Today, US Vice President Mike Pence, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Members of Congress, and Foreign Ministers from Germany, Turkey, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Greece, and North Macedonia, convened at “NATO Engages,” a summit in Washington hosted by the Atlantic Council, German Marshall Fund, and Munich Security Conference.

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Mar 29, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Speak at “NATO Engages” Summit on Wednesday, April 3 in Washington

Foreign Ministers of Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, North Macedonia, Turkey, Poland Among Speakers to Participate in Full Day Event Media Registration Open — RSVP Required Washington and Munich (April 2, 2019) — Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are among those confirmed to speak at “NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70,” […]

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Mar 29, 2019

Atlantic Council Welcomes 2019 Class of Millennium Fellows

WASHINGTON, DC – On March 29th, the Atlantic Council announced it’s 2019 class of Millennium Fellows. An Italian entrepreneur bringing revolutionary vaccination technology to market to eradicate polio and measles rubella; a senior advisor to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia that led landmark legislation to change the country’s name in 2018; the chief-of-staff of […]

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May 9, 2012

National Security and Business Leaders: Law of the Sea is ‘Vital’ to U.S. National Interests

By Jason Harmala

Secretary of Defense, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and CEOs highlight treaty’s benefits to American security and prosperity  WASHINGTON (May 9, 2012)—U.S. national security and business leaders—including Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—today called the Law of the Sea Convention essential to protect American […]

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May 7, 2012

UN Secretary-General Ki-moon Uses Harshest Rhetoric Yet in Call to End Bloodshed in Syria

WASHINGTON, May 7 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tonight escalated the pressure on the international community to stop the violence in Syria, lamenting a “deficit of leadership,” while announcing a new deployment of observers to the country. 

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May 7, 2012

Unilever CEO Polman Recognized With Atlantic Council’s Highest Honor for Business Leadership

WASHINGTON, May 7 – The Atlantic Council today presented its annual Distinguished Business Leadership Award to Unilever CEO Paul Polman for his pioneering efforts in redefining the role of business toward creating more sustainable and equitable growth.

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Apr 25, 2012

Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Harry Among Honorees to Receive Highest Atlantic Council Honors

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council on May 7 will present its Distinguished Leadership Awards to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Britain’s Prince Harry, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, the Enlisted Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces, and world renowned violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter. “

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Apr 24, 2012

Orhan Taner Appointed Director of Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Turkish businessman and entrepreneur Orhan Taner as its new director in Istanbul heading the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit, and representing the Council in Turkey. As an accomplished leader and problem-solver, Taner will lend his extensive business development and large-scale […]

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Apr 18, 2012

US Chamber President and CEO Donohue Calls for More Ambitious US-EU Economic Partnership

By Jason Harmala

US Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue invoked the historic and deep ties between Europe and the United States, calling on the transatlantic community to “inject more ambition into our own economic partnership,” by completing a US-EU economic and trade pact to lower barriers, converge regulations, and expand job-creating trade and investment.  At an event […]

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Apr 4, 2012

Atlantic Council Recommends New Russia Reset: Partner with Europe to boost Russian economic ties and support for rule of law

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – With Vladimir Putin in power again as president of Russia, the US administration must now forge a new relationship with an often difficult leader. Against this backdrop, the Atlantic Council released an issue brief today, “Rethinking the Russia Reset,” which recommends that US policymakers refocus the reset on creating stronger economic ties between […]

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Mar 28, 2012

Promoting Transatlantic Values in International Engagement

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – A new Atlantic Council issue brief argues that the transatlantic community can transcend its current malaise and best address the challenges of a globalized world by putting the advancement of transatlantic values at the forefront of a more integrated policy of international engagement. Published today by Jeff Lightfoot and Simona Kordosova, respectively deputy […]

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Mar 23, 2012

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Europe to Share More of the Burden Following the US ‘Pivot’ to Asia

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – Europe will need to take on a greater share of the burden in leading crisis management and contingency operations in Europe and its periphery, argues a new Atlantic Council issue brief. Under this transatlantic bargain, the United States will remain steadfast in its Article 5 security commitments, but will focus more of its […]

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Mar 19, 2012

Atlantic Council Recommends Agenda for More Unified NATO Strategy Ahead of Chicago Summit

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON – As world leaders prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago this May, a new Atlantic Council report argues for renewed transatlantic leadership that will allow NATO to better address significant global issues with a unified voice—specifically in the greater Middle East and around cyber security—in order to remain relevant in today’s increasingly interconnected […]