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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

Feb 28, 2020

Shahid co-chairing at the Rethinking Civil Society Project, University of York, discussing the CAA and NRC in India

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights India

In the News

Feb 27, 2020

Max Brooks in the Washington Post: China barred my dystopian novel about how its system enables epidemics

By Atlantic Council

China Civil Society

In the News

Feb 27, 2020

Hamburg as barometer: What’s happening in German politics?

By Atlantic Council

For the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Atlantic Council Resident Fellow Julian Mueller-Kaler joins AICGS’ Jeff Rathke and Eric Langenbacher for a new episode of the Zeitgeist, a podcast focused on Germany, the United States, and the transatlantic relationship.

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

Feb 26, 2020

Dagres quoted in Middle Easy Eye on Iran’s ability to address the coronavirus spread

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Feb 26, 2020

Ullman in UPI: Trump is leading a tectonic shift in American politics

By Harlan Ullman

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 26, 2020

Karatnycky in Foreign Policy: The End of Zelenskyy’s Honeymoon

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky argues in Foreign Policy magazine with Alexander Motyl that despite Ukrainian president Zelenskyy's successes, his most important promises are hitting a wall.

Political Reform Ukraine

In the News

Feb 25, 2020

Nooruddin quoted in Newsweek on the realities of President Trump and PM Modi’s meeting

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Feb 25, 2020

Nooruddin joins India Today to discuss President Trump’s visit to India and its prospects for advancing US-India relations

By Atlantic Council

India International Norms

In the News

Feb 25, 2020

Rodriguez quoted in Defense One on China-US competition over technological innovation

By Atlantic Council

Defense Technologies Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 25, 2020

Nooruddin and Nawaz join CGTN America to discuss President Trump’s visit to India

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights India