About the Council

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

Oct 22, 2019

Bryza joins EKOTURK TV to discuss U.S.-Turkey relations

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Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

In the News

Oct 22, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: Russia Attempts To Take Over Venezuelan Oil, Creating A Challenge For The U.S.

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Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Oct 22, 2019

Khoury in Arab Center Washington: Radical Reform or Total Chaos for Lebanon?

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Corruption Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 21, 2019

Itani joins Foreign Policy ProvCast to discuss Chaos for the Kurds Amidst US Withdrawal

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Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 21, 2019

Pintak mentioned in WSU Insider on his book examining America’s tumultuous relationship with Islam

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Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Oct 21, 2019

Cohen in Newsweek: The Strategic Vacuum Trump Created in Syria Will Grow To Haunt American Interests for a Generation

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Syria

In the News

Oct 21, 2019

Sultoon joins War on the Rocks to discuss various sanctions on Turkey

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Politics & Diplomacy

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Oct 21, 2019

Warrick joins Euronews to discuss US evacuation from base in Northern Syria

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Syria

In the News

Oct 19, 2019

Hof mentioned in Bard News on his possibility of a bipartisan solution to the Syrian crisis

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Politics & Diplomacy Syria

In the News

Oct 19, 2019

Katz interviewed by Voice of America on the US withdrawal from Syria

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Russian Security & Defense