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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.

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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

Aug 12, 2019

Khoury quoted in the Express on Yemen

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

In the News

Aug 9, 2019

El-Gamal in The Cairo Review: In Syria, reconstruction brings little hope for peace

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 8, 2019

Ahmad in Washington Post: How the U.S. Can Help Ensure Afghanistan’s Peace Process Succeeds

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 8, 2019

McFate quoted in the Evening Standard on British defense issues

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Iran

In the News

Aug 8, 2019

Lipner in Tablet: At the top of Jewish organizational Life, a collective changing of the guards

By Atlantic Council

Israel Political Reform

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

Preble in War on the Rocks: The case against covert wars

By Atlantic Council

On August 7, 2019, War on the Rocks published an article by Christopher Preble titled “Covert wars, to what end?” Preble explores the history of covert wars in the US: identifying the motivators and assessing the efficacy of such measures. He draws upon findings in “Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics” by Austin Carson […]

English National Security

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

Shaffer quoted in Politico on US anti-Nord Stream 2 efforts

By Atlantic Council

Oil and Gas Western Europe

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

Bryza joins Indus News to discuss article 370 revocation

By Atlantic Council

South Asia

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

Gadzala quoted in the National Interest on Iranian military strategy

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

How the Trump Administration can solve its Iran problem

By Atlantic Council

For The Hill, Dr. Mathew Burrows, Director of the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative, and his Research Associate Julian Mueller-Kaler argue that when circumstances change, strategies need to change, too. They advocate for an approach that would be nothing less than a complete change of U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East.

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