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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.

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NATO 20/2020 Podcast

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.

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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In the News

Dec 17, 2020

The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center partners with LEADERS Magazine to dedicate an entire issue to resilience

For its Fall/Winter issue of 2020, LEADERS Magazine, asked the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to produce an issue dedicated to resilience. The Resilience Issue assembles a broad range of global thought leaders and experts who are currently tackling the challenges and crises facing the world from different perspectives.

Insights & Impact

Mar 3, 2020

Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus

By Atlantic Council

On February 11, 2020 the DFRLab hosted "Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus," a timely series of panels on the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of Coronavirus, and how misinformation about the crisis may influence its impact.

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Program Impact Story

Feb 6, 2020

US energy priorities abroad: A conversation with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette

By Global Energy Center

On Friday, February 7, 2020, the Atlantic Council hosted newly appointed US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a public address and moderated discussion about US government energy priorities abroad.

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Apr 23, 2026

Full transcript: The 2026 Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Awards honor leaders shaping the future with a collaborative spirit

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council honored two trailblazing corporate leaders, a military official, and a Grammy-winning country music artist for their roles in shaping the global landscape.

Freedom and Prosperity NATO

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Apr 23, 2026

The 2026 Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Awards: Honoring leaders who have thrived in a time of volatility

By Katherine Golden, Daniel Malloy

The Atlantic Council honored Banco Santander's Ana Botín, Chevron's Mike Wirth, NATO's Admiral Pierre Vandier, and country music artist Tanya Tucker.

Freedom and Prosperity NATO

UkraineAlert

Apr 23, 2026

Shakhtar Donetsk gives Ukraine’s war-weary football fans reason to cheer

By Mark Temnycky

Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk will face English team Crystal Palace next week in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semifinal knowing that a win could provide a much-needed morale boost to millions of fans watching at home in war-torn Ukraine, writes Mark Temnycky.

Conflict Freedom and Prosperity
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Annual Report

Apr 22, 2026

2025 honor roll of contributors

By the Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is grateful for the generous support of its partners.

Annual Report

Apr 22, 2026

Annual report 2025/2026: Financial summary

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Explore the Atlantic Council's financial results for 2025.

Annual Report

Apr 22, 2026

Annual report 2025/2026: The Atlantic Council’s greatest hits of 2025

At the Atlantic Council, we connect the dots for policymakers on the most urgent global challenges of our age—and the list is long, from artificial intelligence to climate change to trade policy and beyond.

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In the News

Nov 5, 2019

Livingston quoted in Axios on Saudi oil

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Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 5, 2019

Bryza joins TRT World to discuss impeachment proceedings and President Trump’s tax returns

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Elections

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

The Atlantic Council In October

By Atlantic Council

This Past Week Spotlight of October On October 30, the Atlantic Council hosted a packed-room conference in our Washington office to launch two must-read reports. The first by Mat Burrows, a US intelligence community veteran and director of the Scowcroft Center’s foresight shop, was Global Risks 2035: Decline or New Renaissance? It identified the biggest threats […]

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Lauren Speranza in DefenseOne

By Atlantic Council

“A lot of what you hear in the context of the NATO conversation is this question about core values…the question of democracy and freedom, the rule of law, and human rights that are fundamental to alliance. And when you see those degrade, that opens the door to Russian influence,” said Speranza, deputy director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Jason Marczak in the Miami Herald

By Atlantic Council

The rising frustration with crime and corruption is dovetailing with another phenomenon: people willing to take to the street to force change, said Jason Marczak, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. This is the case, or has been in recent months in Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Haiti. “I see a common thread of popular disenchantment with the status quo and people feel empowered to do something about it,” Marczak said.

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Unleashing US-Mexico Opportunities: Featuring H.E. Arturo Herrera, Mexico’s Secretary of Finance

By Atlantic Council

The future of Mexico and the United States are intertwined. In recently presenting Mexico’s 2020 budget to Congress, President López Obrador highlighted macroeconomic stability and financial certainty—both key goals for Secretary of Finance Herrera. Prosperity in Mexico and certainty in the trajectory of the bilateral commercial relationship bring important wins on both sides of the […]

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

The Belt and Road in Latin America: Where does the future lie?

By Atlantic Council

Over the past six years, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has expanded across the globe, drawing varied reactions ranging from full-on support to deep-running skepticism. Latin America and the Caribbean, long considered peripheral to the BRI, is increasingly engaging with the initiative – 19 countries have already signed on. As BRI continues to evolve, […]

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Matt Burrows in Axios

By Atlantic Council

The U.S. has so far been unwilling to adapt to the changing global reality, Burrows tells Axios. No other country would imagine it could "only ensure national security through primacy," he says.

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Report Launch: Present at the Re-Creation: A Global Strategy for a World at Risk

By Atlantic Council

How can the rules-based international system be re-created for the 21st century? Can and should the US re-build a liberal, rules-based international system? What goals should the US, and its allies, pursue in a changed world, where emerging risks and enduring challenges persist? Those were some of the key questions which animated the event Present […]

China European Union

Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Dr. Alexis Crow in the Wall Street Journal

By Atlantic Council

“Investors are trading on a hope for some sort of lasting trade peace, which https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-markets-are-rising-despite-a-trade-war-brexit-and-impeachment-threats-11571418451after 18 months, appears to be elusive,”

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