About the Council

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

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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Latest in-depth research and reports

Report

Sep 22, 2026

AI data under the microscope: Accelerating and securing the AI data supply chain for the health and biopharmaceutical sectors 

By Justin Sherman

This report examines how health and biopharmaceutical companies interact with the data components of the AI supply chain, and how a fractured global regulatory landscape shapes their ability to innovate responsibly. It maps seven data components, from training data to model weights, APIs, and SDKs, against real-world use cases spanning drug discovery, cancer diagnostics, and cross-border genomic research, explores fourteen exemplative regulatory regimes across the United States, the European Union, China, and India, and assesses the tensions, open questions, and policy recommendations that will shape the future of health data governance for corporations, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

Issue Brief

Sep 17, 2026

Fortifying USMCA through US–Mexico investment screening coordination

By the US–Mexico Binational Task Force on Economic Security and Competitiveness

One of the biggest blind spots in the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is its treatment of capital and foreign investment screening. The current review presents an opportunity to address this and build a safer North America.

Critical Infrastructure Policy Economy & Business

Report

Sep 17, 2026

New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South

By Casey Michel

The latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines the themes and methods that Russia uses to target audiences in the Global South.

Africa Civil Society

Content

In the News

Apr 6, 2020

Yade in Le Monde: « Seule l’Afrique, avec sa jeunesse en perpétuel mouvement, apparaît en capacité de penser la destinée collective de l’humanité »

By Atlantic Council

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, African countries have an opening to revive multilateralism. Read Senior Fellow Rama Yade's latest in Le Monde (en français) for her five-point program on how Africa can embrace this opportunity.

Africa Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 6, 2020

Herbst joins Ambassadors Pifer and Taylor in NPR op-ed with ideas on ending war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joined Ambassadors Steven Pifer and William Taylor, all former US ambassadors to Ukraine, to write an op-ed, published by NPR, outlining how the coronavirus crisis may be an opportunity to end the war in Ukraine

Conflict Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 6, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 12: Real Estate in Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 5, 2020

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Why is the government ignoring good offers for gas imports?

By Atlantic Council

Middle East

In the News

Apr 5, 2020

Robert Manning in Global Times about the necessity of US – China cooperation on Coronavirus

By Atlantic Council

China Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 4, 2020

Åslund in The Hill—Winners and losers of COVID-19: How the US and European economies will suffer and change

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 3, 2020

Mat Burrows quoted in Politico Nightly Coronavirus Special Edition

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 3, 2020

Ullman in the Financial Times: Letter: Virus is putting US and Western democracies to the test

By Harlan Ullman

Coronavirus Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 3, 2020

Blakemore quoted in The Telegraph on renewable energy

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Apr 3, 2020

Englebert quoted in Voice of America on the effects of COVID-19 on conflict-ridden regions

By Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict