Press Release
Jan 30, 2015
Flagship Atlantic Council Conference Tackles Challenges in Europe’s East
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Atlantic Council
Opinion leaders from government, media, academia, and the corporate world convened at the Atlantic Council today for its “Toward a Transatlantic Strategy for Europe’s East” conference to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s renewed assertiveness in Europe’s eastern neighborhood, and the security challenges facing the countries that remain on the margins of democratic transformation in Europe’s […]
Press Release
Jan 29, 2015
Latin America Center Experts Comment on Lifting Cuba Travel Ban
This morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill that would lift the US ban on travel to Cuba. The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center experts are closely monitoring this story. Their reactions:
Press Release
Jan 23, 2015
US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken to Address Atlantic Council Flagship Conference on Europe’s East
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Atlantic Council
United States Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will address the Atlantic Council’s flagship conference on January 30 aimed at mobilizing the transatlantic community around an effective strategy for Europe’s East. For his first formal speech since being sworn in as Deputy Secretary of State, he will deliver on-the-record remarks which will be followed by […]
Press Release
Jan 20, 2015
Leading Turkish Economist Defne (Sadiklar) Arslan to Head Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit
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Defne Arslan
Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe has named Defne Arslan, a long-time chief economic and energy adviser at the United States Embassy to Turkey, as director of the annual Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit in Istanbul.
Press Release
Jan 15, 2015
Atlantic Council to Co-Host Caribbean Energy Security Summit
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center will partner with the Office of U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and the Council of the Americas to host the Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington, DC, on January 26, 2015. Caribbean heads of state will join the Vice President to chart a roadmap for […]
Press Release
Jan 15, 2015
Atlantic Council Welcomes 2015 Take Point Initiative Fellows
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Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is pleased to announce the 2015 Take Point Initiative fellows. Funded with a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, this fellowship is designed to prepare veterans who are thirty-five years old and younger for leadership positions in the nonprofit and policy fields, with a focus on international affairs and […]
Press Release
Jan 12, 2015
Top Presidential Adviser Heather Zichal to Add Strategic Foresight Expertise to Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
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Heather Zichal
The Atlantic Council today named one of the country’s leading policy experts on energy and climate change, Heather Zichal, as a senior fellow in its new Global Energy Center.
Press Release
Jan 12, 2015
Atlantic Council Announces Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future
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Olin Wethington
The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. The project aims to formulate practical policy recommendations related to some of the most pressing and fundamental requirements for long-term security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cyber 9/12 Project
Dec 15, 2014
Atlantic Council Opens Registration for 2015 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge
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Atlantic Council
The challenge remains the only student competition devoted to national security policy recommendations for responses during a major cyber incident. The competition is designed to offer students, across a wide range of academic disciplines, a better understanding of the policy challenges associated with cyber conflict.