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Jun 11, 2011

‘It is time for Poland to give back’ Minister Sikorski Declares at Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Dinner

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James Joyner

Wroclaw, Poland- "What side of history will the world’s great democracies be on?" That question, posed by U.S. Senator John McCain, captured the essence of the 2011 Freedom Awards, presented by the Atlantic Council at its annual Wroclaw Global Forum. In addition to McCain, other recipients included Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on behalf of […]

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May 26, 2011

Top Africanist Gérard Prunier Joins the Michael S. Ansari Center, Atlantic Council

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Adrienne Chuck

The Ansari Africa Center of the Atlantic Council is pleased to announce that French scholar Dr. Gérard Prunier has joined the Center as a nonresident senior fellow. Prunier is the author of more than two hundred scholarly articles and a dozen books including The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (Columbia University Press, 1995), Darfur: […]

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May 24, 2011

Atlantic Council Names Barry Pavel as Director of International Security Program and Director-Designate of new Scowcroft Center

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Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Atlantic Council named Barry Pavel as Director of its International Security Program and Director-Designate of its new Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Mr. Pavel also will be the first Arnold Kanter Chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center. Barry Pavel has played leadership roles in the development of a broad range of […]

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May 11, 2011

Top Senate Banking Aide Joins Atlantic Council

By
Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council has named Julie Chon as a non-resident senior fellow for the Global Business and Economics program, where she will build upon her extensive background in finance to enrich the program’s work on international financial issues. “Julie brings to the Atlantic Council her deep expertise from top financial firms and hard won policymaking […]

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May 10, 2011

Kennedy’s First Year in Office is Put Under the Microscope in New Amplified eBook, Berlin 1961, by Frederick Kempe

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Jason Harmala

New York, New York, May 10, 2011 … NBC News and G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced today the release of a new Amplified eBook, BERLIN 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth, by veteran journalist and author, Frederick Kempe. The eBook features rare video footage from one of the most crucial and dangerous crises […]

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May 3, 2011

Atlantic Council Launches Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

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Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today will announce two ambitious new initiatives:  the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.

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May 3, 2011

Atlantic Council Launches Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

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Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC – At a time of dramatic historic change across the region, the Atlantic Council today will announce the launch of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Both centers are aimed at more effectively harnessing the transatlantic community to address emerging global challenges.

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May 2, 2011

Available May 10: Frederick Kempe’s new book, BERLIN 1961

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Jason Harmala

Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe’s new book, BERLIN 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth, will be released May 10 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. A starred review in Publishers Weekly calls it “a gripping, almost day-by-day chronicle of colorful, often clueless leaders and their byzantine maneuvers.”  Among Kempe’s conclusions […]

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Apr 19, 2011

Atlantic Council Launches Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Names Jason Healey as Director

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Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON, DC— The Atlantic Council, in partnership with VeriSign, is launching a new Cyber Statecraft Initiative and has named Jason Healey as the first director leading the Council’s expanding work on international cyber policy issues.  “Jason has a deep understanding of the strategic issues that the United States and its friends, allies, and partners around […]

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Mar 17, 2011

Atlantic Council Names J. Peter Pham to Direct Michael S. Ansari Africa Center

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Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council today announced that J. Peter Pham had been named as director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, where he will oversee the Council’s expanding work on African political, security and economic issues.  “Peter has a profound understanding both of African realities and their policy implications in Washington and Europe,” said Frederick […]

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Aug 6, 2010

Atlantic Council Launches Georgia Task Force led by Senators Shaheen and Graham

On the second anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, the Atlantic Council is launching a high-level, bipartisan task force on Georgia, co-chaired by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). The task force aims to encourage a bipartisan consensus on policy toward Georgia. Over the coming months, the task force will visit the region […]

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Jul 20, 2010

Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister Speaking on Genocide Denial at Atlantic Council

Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister Speaking on Genocide Denial at Atlantic Council Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, will make a public address on her country’s controversial genocide denial law and other issues at the Atlantic Council (1101 15th Street NW) from 4:30 to 6 pm Tuesday July 20. Rwanda’s Prosecutor General, Martin […]

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Jul 20, 2010

Atlantic Council Advises Ratification of Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties

Atlantic Council Publishes New Issue Brief Urging Ratification of the U.S.-UK and U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties "We now have the best chance since the treaties’ submission to Congress to move towards ratification. The goal should be to vote the treaties out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before the August recess and obtain the […]

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Jun 14, 2010

Ian Brzezinski New Atlantic Council Senior Fellow

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ian Brzezinski Joins Atlantic Council as New International Security Program Senior Fellow The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Brzezinski, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy, as a Senior Fellow in the International Security Program.  Ian Brzezinski has served […]

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May 10, 2010

Atlantic Council Announces New NATOSource Partnership

NATOSOURCE JOINS THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL The Atlantic Council announces a new partnership, adding the NATOSource blog to the Council’s internet platform. NATOSource is a central source where just one click provides you with all the key NATO news of each day. NATOSource is a perfect combination with our established analytical blog, the New Atlanticist, bringing […]

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May 6, 2010

10 Recommendations from 2010 Security Jam

By James Joyner

10 Recommendations from 2010 Security Jam The Atlantic Council co-hosted the Online Security Jam, an online forum to discuss the global security challenges for the coming years, from February 4 to 9.  It was sponsored by NATO and the European Union. Now, the conclusions have been compiled in a report. "Civilian actors should have more […]

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Apr 27, 2010

President Clinton, Bono, Josef Ackermann, Generals Abrial and Mattis to Receive Hightest Atlantic Council Honor

Washington, D.C. — The Atlantic Council on Wednesday evening (April 28) will present its top annual leadership awards to a U.S. President who enlarged NATO and helped end genocide in the Balkans, a singer activist who is fighting disease and poverty in Africa, and a European bank executive at the forefront of global efforts to […]

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Apr 13, 2010

Acting President Jonathan to Launch Atlantic Council Ansari Africa Center

Nigeria Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to Make Major US Speech at Launch of the Atlantic Council’s Ansari Africa Center Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday will officially open the Atlantic Council’s new Michael S. Ansari Africa Center with a major policy address focused on his fight against corruption and promoting good governance.  His speech […]

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Apr 1, 2010

Ambassador Ross Wilson Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

Ambassador Ross Wilson New Director of Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Washington, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Ross Wilson, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as the Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.   In that position, he will be a member of the Council’s top management team with responsibility for […]

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Mar 11, 2010

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report

Atlantic Council Releases Iran Sanctions Report WASHINGTON, DC — The Atlantic Council has produced a comprehensive reference work on Iran entitled U.S.-Iranian Relations: An Analytic Compendium of U.S. Policies, Laws and Regulations, which documents for the first time how long-term changes in U.S. policy reflect the lack of a clear consensus on how to curb […]