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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.

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.

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Content

In the News

Aug 7, 2020

Kroenig proposes goals for great power competition with China

By Atlantic Council

On August 7, Foreign Policy published a column by Matthew Kroenig, in which he set forth goals for the United States as it enters an era of great power competition with China. Over the long-term, the United States and its allies should pursue a cooperative relationship with the next generation of Chinese leadership. In the near-term, the […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

Insights & Impact

Aug 6, 2020

Lipner quoted in Jewish Insider on Naftali Bennett’s rise

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 6, 2020

Preble debates how to prevent war in Asia

By Atlantic Council

On August 6, War on the Rocks released the latest Net Assessment podcast, in which Christopher Preble and his co-hosts debate Michèle Flournoy’s recent Foreign Affairs article about how to prevent war in Asia by reinforcing deterrence against China.

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Aug 6, 2020

Robert Manning quoted in Straits Times on US-China tensions and Taiwan

By Atlantic Council

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Manning in The Hill: The tragedy of Trump’s foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

China European Union

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Manning in The Hill: The tragedy of Trump’s foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

China European Union

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Fontenrose joins Newsy to discuss Beirut explosion

Lebanon Resilience & Society

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Shullman, Kendall-Taylor, and McCormick in War on the Rocks: Navigating Sino-Russian defense cooperation

By Atlantic Council

On August 5, 2020, War on the Rocks published an article by Andrea Kendall-Taylor, David O. Shullman and Dan McCormick, “Navigating Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Robert Manning quoted in The Spokesman-Review on the development of US strategy towards China

By Atlantic Council

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 5, 2020

Ullman in UPI: 30 years ago, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

By Harlan Ullman

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy