Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON — In the wake of controversies that surfaced in the summer of 2020 regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Secretary Ken Wainstein is on somewhat of a transparency tour. This coincides with Congress facing... Read More

WASHINGTON — As World Bank President David Malpass prepares to leave his position in June 2023, he worries about the very real possibility of global recession, and he fears that the next 10 years could be “a lost decade for... Read More

WASHINGTON — Appearing remotely, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković joined the D.C.-based Atlantic Council to celebrate Croatia’s incorporation into the Eurozone and Schengen Area and explain how his nation’s journey toward European integration could inspire Ukraine and Western Balkan countries... Read More

WASHINGTON — “By and large, this was the Cold War that turned hot,” Gen. David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.) and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said this week at the Atlantic Council, a D.C.-based think tank. Petraeus... Read More

WASHINGTON — The day after former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the world that Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier threatened him with a missile strike in a phone call leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the statesman... Read More

ISTANBUL — There was candor and heated conversation as the Atlantic Council convened in Turkey this week for a conference to discuss next steps in the clean energy transition. Leaders from government, business and research communities gathered to take stock... Read More

WASHINGTON — Fresh from a transatlantic delegation visit to Taiwan on behalf of the Atlantic Council and under the auspices of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is “increasingly worried about Chinese... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Council outlined Tuesday how the U.S. government and businesses can work together to protect the nation’s power grid from cyberattacks. The United States’ power grid is increasingly reliant on digital technology and the internet. This is... Read More

WASHINGTON- Although western sanctions have not forced the Russian government to completely end its aggressions in Ukraine, the true impact of the sanctions has not been fully acknowledged, according to a new report from the Atlantic Council, an international affairs... Read More

WASHINGTON - Little gestures can mean a lot, according to Capricia Marshall, ambassador-in-residence at the nonpartisan Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C..  The one-time presidential social secretary and chief of protocol of the United States shared her views on the role... Read More