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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 15, 2019

McFate quoted in the Times on Russian mercenaries in Africa

By Atlantic Council

Africa Defense Industry

In the News

Nov 15, 2019

McFate quoted in the Daily Maverick on Russian shadow war tactics

By Atlantic Council

Africa Defense Industry

In the News

Nov 14, 2019

Livingston joins The World Today to discuss the historic flooding in Venice

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Nov 13, 2019

Cohen in Newsweek: After Syria Withdrawal, NATO Must Turn Its Attention to the Black Sea—and Georgia

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Nov 13, 2019

Bryza joins Turkey’s Ekoturk TV to discuss Erdogan-Trump meeting

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Nov 13, 2019

Bello joins Africa Radio to discuss Nigeria’s border closures

By Atlantic Council

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 13, 2019

Chemali quoted in Al-Monitor on Turkey Sanctions

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business English

In the News

Nov 13, 2019

Ullman in UPI: Anniversaries that changed the world: 1918, 1989 and 2016?

By Harlan Ullman

Corruption Democratic Transitions

Insights & Impact

Nov 13, 2019

The Hariri Center Hosts Discussion on New Strategic Visions and Power Competition in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

In collaboration with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on new strategic visions and power competition in the Middle East. The event was organized within the framework of the fifth edition of MED – Rome Mediterranean Dialogues, […]

Notes for the Board

Nov 13, 2019

Bronwyn Bruton in Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

“This Nobel Prize is a nod to the rightness of Abiy’s rise to power. That may irk not only the old guard on the border, but Abiy’s pro-democracy political rivals, too—many of whom . . . may not feel that the international community has earned the right to cast a vote on Ethiopia’s future.”