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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

Nov 28, 2019

Kadhim quoted in L’Orient Le Jour on corruption in Iraq

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Nov 28, 2019

Tucker in Journal of Mechanical Design: 3D design using adversarial networks

By Atlantic Council

Technology & Innovation

In the News

Nov 27, 2019

Ullman in UPI: Donald Trump’s impeachment: 21st century firing on Fort Sumter?

By Harlan Ullman

Corruption Elections

In the News

Nov 27, 2019

Tavakol joins Al Bawaba News Agency to discuss the Iranian economy

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Katz quoted in Sharq wa Gharb on US objections to Egypt buying Russian Su-35 aircraft

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Defense Technologies

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Carpenter in Foreign Affairs: The oligarchs who lost Ukraine and won Washington

By Atlantic Council

A congressional impeachment inquiry seeks to determine whether U.S. President Donald Trump extorted a foreign leader, withholding a coveted White House meeting and U.S. military aid in order to promulgate a Russian-inspired conspiracy theory and smear his chief opponent in the 2020 election. The United States’ gravest constitutional crisis since Watergate is not just about […]

Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Katz quoted in Sharq wa Gharb (London) on the US objecting to Egypt buying Russian Su-35 fighter aircraft

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Khoury quoted in Al-Monitor on the possibility of US-Saudi negotiations with Houthis

By Atlantic Council

Security & Defense The Gulf

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: Making History: U.S. Exports More Petroleum Than It Imports In September and October

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 26, 2019

Frandrup in Defense One: Time for undersea offensive drones

By Atlantic Council

Though autonomous systems promise to bring to the undersea domain the kind of new capabilities and offensive punch that the aerial drone has brought to land warfare, the Navy has yet to fully tap their potential.

Defense Technologies Drones