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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.

China Disinformation

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

Event Recap

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

By the Atlantic Council

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

Sep 24, 2019

Lipner in Fathom Journal: Benjamin Netanyahu may be down, but he’s certainly not out
Elections Israel

In the News

Sep 23, 2019

Livingston in Axios: How blockchain falls short for energy transactions

By Atlantic Council

Defense Technologies Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 23, 2019

Warrick and Wechsler in The Hill: Combating domestic terrorism needs more than a new statute

The United States needs to respond urgently to a terrorism threat that is as dangerous as any threat that came from overseas. The country needs to have more than just laws on the books and strategies on the shelf. We recognize how easy it is in today’s hyper-partisan Washington to focus on tweets and the cable news cycle. But Congress needs to ask hard questions of itself and of the Executive Branch — whether we have sufficient resources to defeat domestic terrorism and white supremacism.

Terrorism United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 23, 2019

Marczak quoted in Voice of America on Venezuela and the 74th UNGA

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Human Rights

Notes for the Board

Sep 23, 2019

Biannual Ukraine Strategy Session in New York

By Atlantic Council

On Monday, September 23, alongside the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizens Awards, the Eurasia Center hosted its biannual Ukraine Strategy Session, a private gathering of Ukraine-focused experts and scholars convened to discuss the most pressing topics pertaining to Ukraine and the US-Ukraine bilateral relationship. Speakers at the strategy session included Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon […]

Program Impact Story

Sep 23, 2019

Blockchain Report Launched At Private Roundtable Alongside UN General Assembly

By Atlantic Council

On September 23, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting and Climate Week activities in New York City, the Global Energy Center hosted a private roundtable launching its latest report, Assessing Blockchain’s Future in Transactive Energy, authored by David Livingston, deputy director, climate and advanced energy at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center […]

Notes for the Board

Sep 23, 2019

Priority Venezuela: The Global Reverberations of a Humanitarian Crisis

By Atlantic Council

As world leaders gathered in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, one crisis – Venezuela – threatens to increasingly spread beyond its borders without renewed international attention. The Western Hemisphere’s largest man-made emergency is the result of years of Nicolás Maduro’s failed economic policies, cronyism, corruption, and systemic human […]

Program Impact Story

Sep 23, 2019

MLP at the 2019 Global Citizen Awards

By Atlantic Council

On Monday, September 23, fourteen Millennium Fellows from the 2018 and 2019 classes joined the Atlantic Council for the tenth anniversary of the Global Citizen Awards. Millennium Fellows had the pleasure of joining tables with DFR Lab, the Middle East Programs, the Global Energy Center, and Goldman Sachs, among others. In attendance from the 2018 […]

Program Impact Story

Sep 23, 2019

Private Discussion with H. E. Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister, Republic of North Macedonia

By Atlantic Council

On Monday, September 23, eight Millennium Fellows from the 2017 and 2019 classes joined Ms. Ebru Özdemir, FEI Director Mr. Ben Haddad and Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Mr. Damon Wilson for an informative moderated discussion with Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The Minister discussed the challenges faced during the name change and provided our Fellows invaluable […]

In the News

Sep 22, 2019

Cohen in The Hill: The new Kazakhstan president comes to the UN

By Atlantic Council

Central Asia Politics & Diplomacy
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