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The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community’s central role in meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Through the papers we write, the ideas we generate, and the communities we build, the Council shapes policy choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.

NATO 20/2020

Twenty bold ideas to reimagine the Alliance after the 2020 US election

More than two decades after NATO’s inspired decision to invite former adversaries to join its ranks, the Alliance is in need of equally captivating ideas. The essays in this volume are intended to push the Alliance to think boldly and creatively in the service of recapturing the public’s imagination.

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Content

In the News

Mar 1, 2026

Charai in The National Interest: How the US Can Sustain Deterrence After Khamenei

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 1, 2026

Charai for The Jerusalem Post: After the strikes: Planning for Iran’s ‘day after’

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Iran

In the News

Feb 27, 2026

Tannebaum featured on Bloomberg Radio podcast discussing the need for further economic pressure on Russia for peace talks

Watch the full clip here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2026

Donovan quoted by Energy Intelligence Group on the legality of secondary tariffs under Supreme Court IEEPA ruling

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In the News

Feb 26, 2026

Lipsky featured on CNN discussing the nature of Trump’s new 15% global tariff and the future of trade policy

In the News

Feb 25, 2026

Siegel cited in Washington Post on possible repercussions of utilizing FinCEN and geographic targeting orders in Minneapolis

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In the News

Feb 23, 2026

Wieslander published in Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

On Monday, February 23, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was published in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. In the piece, Wieslander argues that the new U.S. National Security Strategy, released by the Trump administration in November 2025, has left Europe squeezed from both the east and the west. “To the east, Europe […]

Northern Europe Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 22, 2026

Lipsky cited in Reuters on why the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling limits Trump’s leverage but won’t end uncertainty for trade partners

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in Bloomberg discussing how Trump’s negotiating edge was dulled by Supreme Court tariff ruling

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in WSJ on why US trade policy will change even with Supreme court ruling on Trump tariffs

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