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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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In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Plitsas quoted in Harici on Trump’s reasons behind annexing Greenland

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Bakir joins Al Jazeera to discuss Turkey’s initiative and its potential of bringing together the UAE and Sudan

By Atlantic Council

Arabic
Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Bakir joins Al Jazeera to discuss the challenges facing the new Syrian administration

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Middle East

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Bakir joins CGTN to discuss how the new Syrian administration’s challenges

By Atlantic Council

Iran
Israel

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Alkhatib in the Good Men Project: Trump has kicked off a new wave of dehumanizing Palestinians. Let’s remember who the real enemies are

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Civil Society
Conflict

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Katz in the Kyiv Post: Will Donald Trump be another Neville Chamberlain?

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Fulton in Arabian Gulf Business Insight: Gulf-China relations are strictly business

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China
Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Samaan in Institut Montaigne: AI: United Arab Emirates, key partner of France or risk for its digital sovereignty?

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Digital Policy
Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Kather and Klamberg in OpinioJuris: Justice for the Yazidis in the Ishaq Case by the Stockholm District Court – Part I

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Human Rights
Middle East

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Kather and Klamberg in OpinioJuris: Justice for the Yazidis in the Ishaq Case by the Stockholm District Court – Part II

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights
Middle East