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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

Sep 6, 2019

Slavin quoted in JNS on the possibility of US-Iran negotiations

By Atlantic Council

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Sep 6, 2019

Kadhim quoted in the Daily Sabah on US-Iran brinkmanship

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iraq

In the News

Sep 6, 2019

Cohen joins Sky News to discuss the G7 summit

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Sep 6, 2019

Vajdich quoted in Foreign Policy on new US special envoy to the Balkans

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy The Balkans

In the News

Sep 4, 2019

Samad joins BBC World to discuss the future of US-Taliban peace talks

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Sep 4, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: Trump loosens methane standards in a win for oil & gas industry

By Atlantic Council

Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 4, 2019

Ullman in UPI: Greatest threat to US leadership is decline of global leadership

By Harlan Ullman

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 3, 2019

Feng and Laskai in Defense One: Welcome to the new phase of US-China tech competition

By Atlantic Council

On September 3, 2019, Ashley Feng and Lorand Laskai published a piece in Defense One arguing that “Even as Washington debates the relative merits of decoupling technologically and economically with China, policymakers need to consider that the point may be moot: Decoupling is already in motion.” “To defend America’s technology leadership,” they argue, “policymakers must […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 3, 2019

Itani quoted in CNBC: Hezbollah is not a problem that was made by Lebanon, says prime minister

Middle East Terrorism

In the News

Sep 3, 2019

Charai in the Jerusalem Post: Jared Kushner’s plan is worth trying

By Atlantic Council

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding