Issue briefs and reports

Issue briefs and reports

Our programs and centers deliver in-depth, highly relevant issue briefs and reports that break new ground, shift opinions, and set agendas on public policy, with a focus on advancing debates by integrating foundational research and analysis with concrete policy solutions.

Operationalizing the Comprehensive Approach

Global Energy Agenda
Jun 8, 2026

2026 Global Energy Agenda full survey results

The Global Energy Agenda takes the pulse of the energy community, revealing expert views on global energy security, access, and sustainability.

Africa
Americas

Operationalizing the Comprehensive Approach

Report
Jun 1, 2026

Atlantic Council Commission on AI lays a roadmap for US leadership in the age of AI

By
Atlantic Council experts

The flagship report of the Atlantic Council Commission on AI and US competitiveness, which presents an action-oriented roadmap for strengthening US domestic AI capacity.

Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity

Operationalizing the Comprehensive Approach

Issue Brief
Jun 9, 2026

How global authoritarians sustain inequality

By
Deng Liu

Authoritarian leaders across the world use targeted strategies to sustain inequality. But developing countries should instead pull from a variety of existing development models to create societal prosperity.

East Asia
Freedom and Prosperity

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Issue Brief

Jun 7, 2010

Operationalizing the Comprehensive Approach

By Julian Lindley-French

Julian Lindley-French, member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), writes in the latest SAG Issue Brief about the need for the Strategic Concept to correctly address the issue of the Comprehensive Approach, or political-military cooperation. Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jun 7, 2010

Reforming and Modernizing NATO Defense Education

By Harlan Ullman

Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Harlan Ullman and Julian Lindley-French implore NATO to innovate and modernize its defense education construct in the latest SAG Issue Brief. Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2010

International Maritime Safety and Security Exchange

By Harry G. Ulrich III

An International Maritime Safety and Security Exchange is urgently needed to improve efficiency and security through increased domain awareness and expedited information sharing, says retired Admiral Harry G. Ulrich III, former Commander of  U.S. Naval Forces in Europe. Download the PDF

Maritime Security Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jun 1, 2010

NATO, Terrorism and Irregular Threats

By Sebastian Gorka and Julian Lindley-French

In the latest Issue Brief, Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Sebastian Gorka and Julian Lindley-French discuss NATO’s role in 21st Century warfare as it moves to address non-traditional threats. Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Report

May 18, 2010

NATO 2020 Group of Experts Report

On 17 May, the Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to lay the groundwork for a new Strategic Concept for NATO presented its analysis and recommendations to the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Report

Apr 27, 2010

STRATCON 2010: An Alliance for a Global Century

NATO risks becoming a relic of the Cold War unless it finds a renewed sense of solidarity and political will while framing its new Strategic Concept.  That’s the central message of  STRATCON 2010: An Alliance for a Global Century, a report by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group. Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense
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Issue Brief

Apr 9, 2010

Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO’s Strategic Concept

In the latest Issue Brief, Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Boyko Noev and Harlan Ullman analyze NATO’s three options for how the Strategic Concept should deal with Afghanistan: ignore and defer; finesse; or confront. Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Apr 7, 2010

NATO Defense Capabilities: A Guide for Action

Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Paul Gebhard and Ralph Crosby address the enduring challenge for NATO nations of how best to enhance their individual and, through the Alliance, their collective capabilities and what could be done through the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept. Download the PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Apr 2, 2010

NATO Initiatives for an Era of Global Competition

By Franklin D. Kramer

Franklin D. Kramer, Atlantic Council vice chair and member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), recommends five initiatives for NATO designed to respond to global challenges in both the immediate and longer term. Download PDF

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Mar 12, 2010

NATO’s Nuclear Policy in 2010

Annette Heuser and Walter Slocombe, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), address the critical issue of NATO’s nuclear policy and offer recommendations for its inclusion into the new Strategic Concept. Download the PDF

NATO Nuclear Deterrence
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