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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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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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Aug 19, 2024

Asat mentioned in Shia Waves English on Uyghur prison sentences totaling 4.4 million years, Yale report reveals

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China Human Rights

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Aug 19, 2024

Fulton quoted in ChinaFile on China’s moves in the Middle East

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China Middle East

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Aug 18, 2024

Brahimi quoted in Irish Star on Vladimir Putin eyeing move to ‘seize’ African nation’s oil fields

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Africa Oil and Gas

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Aug 16, 2024

Chhangani cited in the World Economic Forum Insight Report on modernizing financial markets with wholesale central bank digital currency

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Aug 16, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited by the National Interest on an alternative market of sanctioned oil in China, Iran, and Russia

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China Economic Sanctions

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Aug 15, 2024

Svetlova external publication in Haaretz on Ukraine’s Advance Into Russia

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Conflict Eastern Europe

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Aug 15, 2024

Bakir external publication in Amwaj Media on Turkey boosting military footprint in Qatar

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Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 15, 2024

McCord joins MSNBC’s “Prosecuting Donald Trump” Podcast to discuss “Four Ring Circus”

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 15, 2024

Asat quoted in National Review on Uyghur Prison Sentences Totaling 4.4 Million Years

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China Human Rights

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Aug 15, 2024

Badi quoted in Türkiye Today on Libya on brink of civil war

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Conflict Middle East