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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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In the News

May 26, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Oil’s Rough Road To Recovery

Coronavirus Energy & Environment

In the News

May 25, 2020

McFate quoted in the New York Times on the ways in which mercenaries are changing the nature of conflict in Libya

By Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict

In the News

May 25, 2020

Singh in the Financial Express: Sustaining Atmanirbharta: The right policy mix

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Inclusive Growth

In the News

May 23, 2020

Cimmino in The National Interest: The coronavirus pandemic could halt China’s rise

By Atlantic Council

Global Strategy Initiative program assistant Jeffrey Cimmino argues China is failing to demonstrate it can be a responsible, leading global power amid the coronavirus pandemic and its dramatic rise in recent decades might be reaching its limits.

China Coronavirus

In the News

May 23, 2020

Wieslander quoted in the New York Times on European defense

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

In the News

May 23, 2020

Mathew Burrows and Bob Manning in The Hill about a global “Manhattan Project” to end pandemics

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus English

In the News

May 22, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Middle East Eye on Sudan and the United States reaching a preliminary settlement over 1998 embassy bombings

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

May 22, 2020

Vajdich in Foreign Policy: Congress Has Been AWOL on U.S. Coronavirus Diplomacy

Coronavirus Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 21, 2020

Akhtar in South Asian Voices: The Future of the India-Pakistan Nuclear Rivalry

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control India

In the News

May 21, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Phase One U.S.-China Trade Deal Fails In Energy And Beyond

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security