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

Sep 3, 2019

Ben Mahfoudh quoted in TRTWorld: A diverse line-up of contestants gear up for Tunisia’s presidential race

Elections North Africa

In the News

Sep 2, 2019

Tavakol quoted in The Banker on Swift weathering the sanctions storm

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Technology & Innovation

In the News

Sep 2, 2019

Haddad quoted in The Economist on Macron reclaiming France’s international leadership

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia France

In the News

Sep 2, 2019

Bryza in Polygraph on Russia’s claim Baltic states never turned democratic

Read the full article here

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 1, 2019

Ellinas in CyprusMail: Cyprus runs the risk of being trapped into an expensive undertaking with gas deal

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Aug 29, 2019

Hudson quoted in the New Humanitarian on Sudan’s transition

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 29, 2019

Slavin quoted in The Atlantic on Iran’s targeting of the foundation for defense of democracies

By Atlantic Council

Iran

In the News

Aug 29, 2019

Manning in The Hill: Trump is breaking the two cardinal rules of diplomacy

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 29, 2019

Montanino joins CNBC to discuss the relevance of the German economic slowdown and ECB to Italy

Watch full discussion here

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Aug 28, 2019

Lipner in Project Syndicate: America Does Not Need a Rabbi-in-Chief

United States and Canada