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Ian Brzezinski Senate Testimony on NATO: Chicago and Beyond
Ian Brzezinski, Atlantic Council senior fellow with the International Security Program, testified before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the upcoming NATO Summit in Chica
David Koranyi Pens Op-Ed in Hurriyet Daily News
David Koranyi, deputy director of the Council's Patriciu Eurasia Center, published a commentary piece in the Hurriyet Daily News entitled "Nabucco and the embattled Hungarian Prime Minister."
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Features Fred Kempe and Awards Dinner
Atlantic Council President and CEO Fred Kempe appeared on msnbc's Morning Joe to discuss the recent French and Greek elections and their wider impact on Europe. The Atlantic Council's 2012 Awards Dinner was also featured in a segment on Prince Harry and his charity dedicated to helping wounded warriors.
Gerard Prunier Writes New York Times Op-Ed on Sudan and South Sudan
In “In Sudan, Give War a Chance,” an op-ed published in Saturday’s New York Times, Gérard Prunier, a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, discusses the likelihood of war between South Sudan and Sudan as well as the growing conflict within Sudan between the Arab Islamist center and its black Muslim periphery.
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Secretary General Rasmussen to Set Stage for NATO Summit in Chicago with Address to Young Leaders
May 14, 2012CHICAGO – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will join this year’s Young Atlanticist Summit in Chicago to discuss the NATO agenda and priorities for the future. Setting the stage for the official NATO Summit, the Secretary General’s speech to young professionals will be his first on-the-record event before more than fifty heads of state converge on Chicago.
Heads of State, Ministers, and NATO, US Department of State, and Congressional Leaders to Headline 2012 Young Atlanticist Summit
May 14, 2012CHICAGO – Top NATO, US, and foreign government leaders will join this year’s Young Atlanticist Summit in Chicago to discuss challenges and priorities for the future of the Alliance.
Atlantic Council Report Calls for Renewed Leadership from NATO Member States
May 14, 2012WASHINGTON — On the eve of the Chicago summit, a new Atlantic Council report argues for the enduring importance of NATO, and calls for renewed leadership from the Alliance's members to ensure NATO's vibrancy in the decade to come.
National Security and Business Leaders: Law of the Sea is 'Vital' to U.S. National Interests
May 09, 2012Secretary of Defense, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and CEOs highlight treaty’s benefits to American security and prosperity
UN Secretary-General Ki-moon Uses Harshest Rhetoric Yet in Call to End Bloodshed in Syria
May 07, 2012WASHINGTON, 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.
Unilever CEO Polman Recognized With Atlantic Council's Highest Honor for Business Leadership
May 07, 2012WASHINGTON, 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.
Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Harry Among Honorees to Receive Highest Atlantic Council Honors
April 25, 2012WASHINGTON – 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.
Orhan Taner Appointed Director of Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit
April 24, 2012The 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
US Chamber President and CEO Donohue Calls for More Ambitious US-EU Economic Partnership
April 18, 2012US 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.
Atlantic Council Recommends New Russia Reset: Partner with Europe to boost Russian economic ties and support for rule of law
April 04, 2012WASHINGTON – 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 Russia and the West, and especially using World Trade Organization (WTO) accession to promote rule of law in Russia.















