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Mar 14, 2025

Atlantic Council launches Realign For Palestine to redefine pro-Palestine advocacy and policy

The Palestinian-led project promotes a pragmatic vision for the future of Palestine. WASHINGTON, D.C. –MARCH 14, 2025 – The Atlantic Council today launched Realign For Palestine, a groundbreaking new project to challenge entrenched narratives in the Israel and Palestine discourse. The project aims to cultivate a generation of Palestinian voices committed to a renewed Palestinian […]

Middle East

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Mar 4, 2025

Atlantic Council to host inaugural Global Prosperity Forum

WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center will convene its first ever Global Prosperity Forum on March 19, 2025, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Atlantic Council’s global headquarters in Washington, DC.   Serving as a bridge between research and policy, this flagship gathering will convene leading policymakers, […]

Freedom and Prosperity

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Feb 20, 2025

Atlantic Council’s N7 Initiative appoints new director and launches N7 Research Institute 

WASHINGTON, DC – February 20, 2025 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, announces today the appointment of Ryan Arant as its director.    Arant brings extensive experience in foreign policy and national security, having held positions at the US Department of State, US Department of […]

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Jan 29, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security names Tressa Guenov as its director of programs and operations and senior fellow

WASHINGTON, DC – January 29, 2025 – The Atlantic Council announced today that Tressa Guenov has been named director of programs and operations and senior fellow in the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Guenov served as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the US Department of Defense from 2022 to […]

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Jan 24, 2025

Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program launches Hypersonic Capabilities Task Force

WASHINGTON, JANUARY 24, 2025 — The Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program has convened former government officials and industry leaders on a Hypersonic Capabilities Task Force to address the opportunities that hypersonic capabilities offer to the United States to enhance deterrence and the challenges posed by adversary hypersonic capabilities. 

China Defense Policy

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Dec 6, 2024

Atlantic Council announces new European Leadership Accelerator program 

WASHINGTON, DC, – DECEMBER 6, 2024 – The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program is launching a new initiative to equip rising European leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to address critical challenges related to the digital and green transition. Launching in Spring 2025, the European Leadership Accelerator (ELA) builds on the Millennium Leadership Program’s core […]

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Nov 13, 2024

Atlantic Council unveils new global headquarters in Washington, DC 

New State-of-the-Art Building Highlights Organization’s Growth and Leadership  WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 – The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the opening of its new global headquarters at 1400 L Street, NW, in the heart of Washington, DC. This cutting-edge physical and technological platform showcases the Council’s remarkable growth and affirms its status as one […]

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Oct 31, 2024

Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announces eight new fellows

New fellows deepen the center’s expertise in finance, investing, security, sports, science, and technology on the world’s fastest-growing continent  WASHINGTON, DC — OCTOBER 31, 2024 —The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center announced today the appointment of eight new fellows across a variety of sectors, increasing the center’s deep bench of regional expertise and strengthening the center’s […]

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Oct 24, 2024

Statement on the home raids of two Atlantic Council staff in Georgia

From Graham Brookie, the Atlantic Council’s vice president for technology programs and strategy, as well as the senior director of the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab): On the morning of October 24, officials from the Investigative Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance raided the homes of two staff members of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic […]

The Caucasus

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Sep 27, 2024

Atlantic Council to host Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul on October 9 and 10 

ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 – The Atlantic Council will host the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul on October 9-10, 2024. Building on the success of the Atlantic Council’s Regional Clean Energy Outlook Conference in 2022, the event will gather top government, business, and thought leaders in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central […]

Turkey

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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 22, 2024

Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense practice launches Commission on Software-Defined Warfare

WASHINGTON D.C. — JAN. 22, 2024 Following the success of the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption, the Atlantic Council has convened more than 30 senior leaders to launch a brand-new Commission on Software-Defined Warfare.   Co-chaired by former US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper, former Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox, […]

Security & Defense

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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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Dec 19, 2023

The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center Unveils Hadrian Aqueduct Cooling District: Heat Risk Reduction Guidelines

Project Lead and Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili's Impactful Contributions Recognized on Nature's "Ten People Who Helped Shape Science in 2023" List

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Dec 15, 2023

AfriNEXT conference convenes high-level experts and innovators

The Atlantic Council and global development company DAI convened experts and entrepreneurs for “AfriNEXT: a celebration of African creativity and innovation,” a daylong conference bringing together representatives from diverse industries to spotlight the important innovations underway in Africa—as well as collaborative solutions to some of the continent’s most pressing challenges. 

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Dec 15, 2023

Atlantic Council announces formation of Nearshoring Working Group to advance commercial integration with Central America and Mexico 

On the heels of growing interest in relocating supply chains to the Americas, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) convened the inaugural meeting of its Nearshoring Working Group—a nonpartisan, multisectoral group of policy professionals representing the United States and seven additional countries who will help translate nearshoring from rhetoric into reality, with a focus on Central America and Mexico.

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Dec 8, 2023

Atlantic Council launches major commission to ensure US and allied military advantage in software-defined warfare

An Atlantic Council commission on improving DoD production and integration of state-of-the-art software solutions

United States and Canada