About the Council

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.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

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Making a difference

Learn more about the Atlantic Council’s insights & impact through these stories of how our regional and thematic programs are making a difference not only in shaping how we view global issues but also in shaping their outcome.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Aug 10, 2020

Grundman in Aviation Week: There is bipartisan consensus on robust defense spending

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman discusses bipartisan consensus on a large defense budget, as well as ongoing debates over the productivity of defense dollars.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 10, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Biden’s pre-Trump language on trade needs updating

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that President Trump has dramatically changed how we talk about trade and Biden must cut a new path to define his own trade policy.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 9, 2020

Slavin quoted in The Hill on the arms embargo on Iran

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Aug 9, 2020

Riaz in the Daily Star: Three challenges to the 2020 US election

By Atlantic Council

Elections United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 8, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 29: India’s Growth Story: Astute Planning or an Accident?

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Trivedi in Foreign Policy: India Doesn’t Want to Be a Pawn in a U.S.-China Great Game

By Atlantic Council

China India

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Quoted in AJC on Chance of Double-Dip Recession

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Goldin Quoted in Newsweek on Minority Unemployment Rates

By Nicole Goldin

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Dagres joins the Monocle’s “The Briefing” to discuss UN arms embargo

Arms Control Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: ITER, The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Project: A Big Step Forward

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance