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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

Apr 9, 2020

Aman in Iran International: Discussing the South Asia Center’s video conference on Covid-19 in Iran, Afghanistan, and densely populated border regions

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 9, 2020

Nia in The Independent: Like after 9/11, governments could use coronavirus to permanently roll back our civil liberties

By Atlantic Council

With over a million confirmed cases and a death toll quickly approaching 100,000, Covid-19 is the worst pandemic in modern history by many orders of magnitude. That governments were unprepared to deal with a global pandemic is at this point obvious. What is worse is that the establishment of effective testing and containment policies at […]

Civil Society Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 9, 2020

Chhibber in the Financial Express: India needs an economic package for revival

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 9, 2020

Jensen writes article on systems, pandemics, and cyberspace for War on the Rocks

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Benjamin Jensen advocates for enhanced and robust resilience to mitigate against cascading systemic shocks, such as COVID-19 and cyber disruptions.

Coronavirus Cybersecurity

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Getting ahead of the crisis: How the post-COVID era will reshape societies, economies, and geopolitics

By Atlantic Council

On April 08, 2020 – Bob Gourley, Co-Founder of OODAloop and David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director participated in a second video discussion on how the post-COVID era will reshape societies, economies, and geopolitics.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Ullman in UPI: New coalition needed to lead global post-coronavirus plan of action

By Harlan Ullman

Coronavirus Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Bell quoted in International Business Times on coronavirus’s energy impact

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Sherman in Defense One: Putin Takes Another Step in Bid to Control Russia’s Internet

By Atlantic Council

As Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with a plan to create a domestic internet he can control, his government is concentrating more regulatory authority in Roskomnadzor, the internet and media regulator, to make that happen.  A couple of weeks ago, several regulatory authorities were shifted to Roskomnadzor from the agency it is ostensibly part of: the Ministry of Digital […]

Cybersecurity Internet

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Bell and Goldwyn quoted in Gestión (Spanish) on falling oil prices in Latin America amidst coronavirus

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Latin America

In the News

Apr 8, 2020

Preble in Responsible Statecraft: How will COVID-19 change US national security strategy?

The military and other tools of force and coercion are useless against deadly pathogens. Christopher Preble examines how this reality will create downward pressure on U.S. military spending and should compel re-examination not merely of foreign policy means, but also foreign policy ends.

National Security Security & Defense