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Sep 23, 2024

Atlantic Council announces Jorge Gastelumendi as senior director of the Climate Resilience Center  

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today the appointment of Jorge Gastelumendi as the Senior Director of the newly renamed Climate Resilience Center, previously known as the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Under Gastelumendi’s leadership, the Center will advance its mission to create and deliver transformative solutions that improve lives, protect livelihoods, […]

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Sep 18, 2024

Ernst Discusses New Work Building Upon Abraham Accords 

Initiatives are working together to create a defensive alliance to combat Iranian aggression in all phases of warfare.  WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – Days after the fourth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today joined the Atlantic Council’s N7 Initiative to discuss two newly proposed bipartisan bills that counter Iranian aggression […]

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Sep 17, 2024

Atlantic Council names Melanie Hart as senior director for the Global China Hub 

WASHINGTON, DC – September 17, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Dr. Melanie Hart, an expert with two decades of experience on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior director for the Global China Hub. In this capacity, Hart will lead the hub’s efforts to research and […]

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Sep 12, 2024

Atlantic Council to host Global Future Forum to discuss pressing global challenges and opportunities 

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 – The Atlantic Council will host the first annual Atlantic Council Global Future Forum in New York on September 24, 2024, bringing together diverse and influential leaders to chart the way forward on the world’s defining challenges—and to spotlight the people, forces, and ideas shaping the world.  On the sidelines of […]

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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council and Bridgewater Associates Announce Inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, in partnership with asset management firm Bridgewater Associates, will host the inaugural Millennium Leadership Summit on September 5th, 2024 at Bridgewater Associates’ headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. The Summit will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship, a leadership accelerator for rising […]

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Sep 3, 2024

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to honor two European government leaders, an African president, and a South Korean entertainment pioneer

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that its thirteenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis; President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni; and Korean entertainment trailblazer and CJ […]

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Aug 1, 2024

Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich 

“We at the Atlantic Council are overjoyed and relieved that Evan has been released after 491 days of wrongful imprisonment in Russia,” Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe said.

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Jul 5, 2024

A Concert for NATO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Unity through Music

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 5, 2024 – The American Pops Orchestra (APO), in partnership with the Atlantic Council, proudly announces an historic concert commemorating NATO’s 75th Anniversary. This landmark event will feature student musicians, composers, and singers representing each of the 32 NATO member countries, joining forces with members of the American Pops Orchestra for […]

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Jun 25, 2024

Atlantic Council launches 2024 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes

The Indexes collectively measure 164 countries on 19 different indicators of freedom and prosperity, including measurements of political and economic freedom and the rule of law, as well as health, education, and the environment.

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May 29, 2024

Atlantic Council names Romesh Ratnesar as its senior vice president of engagement

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 29, 2024 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Romesh Ratnesar, an accomplished media leader and former State Department official, will join the Atlantic Council as its senior vice president of engagement, leading the Council’s events and communications teams. Ratnesar most recently managed Bloomberg Opinion’s ten-person Editorial Board, where he conceived, […]

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Mar 2, 2023

Top foreign policy lawmakers bolster support for Global Tech Security Commission

New honorary co-chairs expand bipartisan sponsorship for tech security strategy WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 2, 2023 – The Global Tech Security Commission announced today the naming of four federal lawmakers representing both parties and both houses of Congress as new honorary co-chairs. Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) and […]

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Feb 27, 2023

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center releases twin reports on Russia’s growing influence in Africa 

At the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Africa Center shines spotlight on Russian campaign to curry favor on the African continent.

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Feb 27, 2023

Atlantic Council, US Department of Energy, Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and American-Central European Business Association to hold fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC)

Public and private industry leaders will convene in Zagreb, Croatia, for two days of discussions on how transatlantic cooperation can advance low-carbon energy security in Central and Eastern Europe.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 27, 2023 – The fourth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) will be held March 1-2, 2023, […]

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Feb 21, 2023

Kimberly Donovan joins the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center as the Director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative

Senior FinCEN leader will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US economic security policy and deliver cutting-edge research on ways the government and private sector can use the tools of economic statecraft wisely and effectively.

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Feb 14, 2023

Atlantic Council’s inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards to honor Arab leaders in business, social entrepreneurship, and arts

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East today announced the honorees for the inaugural Rafik Hariri Awards, who will be celebrated at a gala dinner on February 14. As the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center celebrates its tenth anniversary, the awards will honor outstanding figures […]

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Feb 13, 2023

Diverse Array of Global Experts Join DFRLab’s Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web

WASHINGTON, DC – February 13, 2023 – The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative at the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is pleased to announce the inaugural members of its Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web, representing 42 companies, global civil society organizations, universities & initiatives, individual experts, and associations.

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Feb 13, 2023

Matthew Kroenig to lead Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Former Defense Department and intelligence official will lead an important mission of developing strategies to address the most important security challenges. WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Matthew Kroenig, previously acting director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, has been named the center’s new […]

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Jan 30, 2023

Atlantic Council launches new Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, names Markus Garlauskas as director

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30, 2023 – The Atlantic Council announced today the creation of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), a new program focused on Indo-Pacific strategy, alliance, and security issues. The initiative, housed in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, will be led by Markus Garlauskas, a former senior US intelligence […]

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Jan 27, 2023

Atlantic Council, Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announce new partnership on defense technology innovation

Washington DC – January 27, 2022: The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative (TSI) has launched a new partnership with the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands to collaborate on key policy issues related to transatlantic cooperation on defense technology innovation.

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Jan 10, 2023

Atlantic Council survey maps what the world will look like in 2033

From the fate of Russia to the state of the climate, a new Atlantic Council survey previews the decade ahead as part of the Council’s flagship Global Foresight project 

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