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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 25, 2019

Kadhim quoted on Politico praising US non-intervention in Iraq protests

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iraq

In the News

Nov 25, 2019

Fried, Vershbow and Åslund quoted in Axios on Putin’s rise to power

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Nov 25, 2019

Tavakol joins TRT World to discuss the Iranian oil industry and economy

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Nov 24, 2019

McFate joins Al Jazeera to discuss how mercenaries are reshaping the battlefield

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 23, 2019

Kadhim quoted in Politico on U.S. relations with Iraq and Iran

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 22, 2019

Blakemore quoted in Euronews on Bolivia’s ousting of Evo Morales

By Atlantic Council

Americas China

In the News

Nov 22, 2019

Hruby quoted in African Business on the Africa Investment Forum

By Atlantic Council

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 22, 2019

The high price of impeachment

By Atlantic Council

For The Hill, Dr. Mathew Burrows, Director of the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative, and his Research Associate Julian Mueller-Kaler elaborate on the persistency of populist discourse, the establishment's failure to tackle the phenomenon successfully, and the political price of impeachment.

Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Nov 21, 2019

Itani writes on Lebanon’s protests for MEI: This complicated country has changed irreversibly

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Middle East

In the News

Nov 21, 2019

Lipner quoted in Bloomberg on Netanyahu’s indictment

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Elections