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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

Mar 3, 2020

Jason Marczak on CNN

[On US sanctions against Rosneft related to Venezuela] “It is an important step […] I don’t expect Rosneft just to go off into the night. I think the next step is going to be how Rosneft seeks to get around those sanctions — what kind of new companies might be set up, what kind of […]

In the News

Mar 3, 2020

Abbas Kadhim in the Associated Press

The Iranians “don’t want another al-Sistani … They don’t want somebody who is strong, who overshadows their own supreme leader,” said Abbas Kadhim, director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council. While none of al-Sistani’s potential successors are “in Iran’s pockets,” Tehran can benefit from a weak figure. “If this person is silent and […]

In the News

Mar 3, 2020

William Wechsler and Kirsten Fontenrose in the Washington Post

” The Iranian regime believes it prevented a U.S. president’s reelection in 1980 and likely assesses that it can do so again. The consequences of such an attempt in 2020 are unpredictable and dangerous, as political considerations might preclude a sober assessment of interests. “

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Jamil in The American Interest: Climate Refugees and International Law

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action Human Rights

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Jamil in Asia & The Pacific Policy Society: Gift basket diplomacy in nuclear South Asia

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Lindsay in Fast Company: How to design a smart city

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Civil Society Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: The EIA’s 2020 Energy Outlook Predicts Rising US LNG Exports

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Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Shaffer in Foreign Policy: The United States Needs to Declare War on Proxies

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Defense Policy Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Bryza joins TNT World to discuss Syrian army’s attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib province

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 2, 2020

Katz in Responsible Statecraft: Putin’s courtship of both Assad and Erdogan is spinning out of control in Syria

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Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy