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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

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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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

Aug 12, 2024

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on potential impact of a Trump victory on oil sanctions policy

Geopolitics & Energy Security Iran

In the News

Aug 12, 2024

Goldwyn, Wald, and Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on Trump’s stance on oil sanctions

By Brenda Shaffer, David L. Goldwyn, Ellen Wald

Economic Sanctions Elections

In the News

Aug 12, 2024

Wald joins Bloomberg Surveillance and Bloomberg TV to discuss geopolitical energy risks

By Ellen Wald

Geopolitics & Energy Security International Markets

In the News

Aug 12, 2024

Linderman in American Foreign Policy Council: A political inflection point in Georgia

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy The Caucasus

In the News

Aug 11, 2024

Bakir quoted in Al-Monitor on Turkey approach towards Sinwar-led Hamas

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Aug 11, 2024

Chamlou quoted in BBC on laws barring Iranian women from the workplace

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Aug 10, 2024

Mezran quoted in ADN Kronos on Libya, truce between militias in Tripoli, and Haftar’s “test” in the southwest

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Aug 9, 2024

McCord quoted in Bloomberg on election legal fights

By Atlantic Council

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 9, 2024

Bakir quoted in Breaking Defense on experts say Iran’s reasons to delay strike against Israel

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

In the News

Aug 9, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker cited in The Banker op-ed on the potential Harris administration’s policy

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Macroeconomics