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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.

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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

Feb 1, 2020

Ellinas quoted in Qantara.de (German) on gas production in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Notes for the Board

Feb 1, 2020

The Eurasia Center Hosts a InterNYET Screening: The rise and fall of the Russian Internet and the threat of Putin’s ‘foreign agent’ law

From its beginnings in the 1990s, the Russian Internet (RuNet) was envisioned and engineered by its founders as a platform that would “introduce Russians and Americans so the world would be safer.” However, despite its initial promise, it has become a means of “ideological control,” says Russian journalist Andrei Loshak. erNYET: A History of The Russian Internet […]

In the News

Feb 1, 2020

Fried joins NPR All Things Considered to discuss Pompeo’s visit to Minsk

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Amb. Daniel Fried speaks to Michele Kelemen on NPR's All Things Considered regarding Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Belarus, and the Trump Administration's quest to improve relations with the former Soviet republic.

Belarus Eastern Europe

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Morningstar interviewed in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on energy and geopolitics in the Caspian region

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Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Fontenrose joins VOA (Farsi) to talk about the deployment of additional US troops and aircraft to the Gulf

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Middle East Persian

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Livingston quoted in Energy Intelligence on US politics and climate change

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Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Bruton quoted in VOA on status of US-brokered GERD talks

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Africa Energy & Environment

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Stefanini interviewed by Formiche (Italian) on visit of Italian Defense Minister Guerini to Washington, D.C.

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Defense Policy Italian

In the News

Jan 31, 2020

Nawaz in the Daily Times: Restoring Jinnah’s vision: a conversation with Shuja Nawaz

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Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 30, 2020

Morningstar joins CBC TV News (Azerbaijani) to discuss peace negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh

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Azerbaijani Europe & Eurasia