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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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Notes for the Board

Nov 5, 2019

Abbas Kadhim in the New York Times

By Atlantic Council

“This was just a spark that unleashed all built-up grievances,” he said. “Many of the grievances are not about Adel Abdul Mahdi’s government,” he added, referring to Iraq’s prime minister. “But when you are the prime minister, you have to pay for your mistakes and those of previous leaders.”

Insights & Impact

Nov 5, 2019

Report Launch: The MENA region: A great power competition

By Karim Mezran and Arturo Varvelli

The idea of a ‘Russian resurgence' in the Middle East set against a perceived American withdrawal has captured the attention of policymakers and scholars alike, warranting further examination.

Middle East Russia

In the News

Nov 5, 2019

Katz quoted by Foreign Policy in Review on Syrians’ perceptions of Russia

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Russia

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Grand in the Italian Journal of International Studies: Reflections on the Arab Spring

By Atlantic Council

Recent popular protests in Algeria and Sudan have resurrected debate over the Arab Spring. In 2011, the crux of that debate was neatly summed up in the title of an article that appeared in these pages: “Whither the Arab Spring? 1989 or 1848?” (Springborg 2011). In other words, were these citizen protests the harbingers of thoroughgoing […]

Middle East

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Dagres joins The Monocle to discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal and Tehran’s withdrawals after sanctions

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Defense Industry

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Hruby in the Financial Times: Africa should look to India for digital inspiration

By Atlantic Council

Africa Digital Policy

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Wald joins Bloomberg to discuss the Aramco IPO

By Atlantic Council

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Handler in Nextgov: The zero-day war? How cyber is reshaping the future of the most combustible conflicts

By Atlantic Council

Israeli-Saudi security cooperation quietly incubated over mutual intolerance toward an expansionist Iran is blossoming into a gradually open relationship, with cyber at its heart. Bonds such as these, forged behind closed doors, provide options for de-escalatory approaches to regional conflict.

Cybersecurity Israel

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Dagres featured on The Monocle explaining the background of Iranian sanctions

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Nov 4, 2019

Katz quoted in TRT World on the potential sale of Russian S-400s to Saudi Arabia

By Atlantic Council

Missile Defense Russia