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

Aug 1, 2019

Haddad and Polyakova in Foreign Affairs: Europe alone

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 1, 2019

Slavin in Axios on US sanctions on Iran

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Jul 31, 2019

Simakovsky and Fishman in Foreign Policy: Trump can’t stop Putin from poaching US allies

By Atlantic Council

The United States failed to stop Russia’s S-400 sale to Turkey despite having the tools to do so. Don’t be surprised if the Kremlin continues to use arms sales to extend its influence.

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 31, 2019

Simakovsky in Foreign Policy: Trump Can’t Stop Putin From Poaching U.S. Allies

By Atlantic Council

Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 31, 2019

Duclos quoted in Le Monde on US-Iran tensions

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion French

In the News

Jul 31, 2019

Tavakol quoted in Anadolu Agency: Sanction-hit Iran to slash zeros from falling currency

Iran

In the News

Jul 30, 2019

Robert Manning about China’s nuclear arsenal

By Atlantic Council

China English

In the News

Jul 29, 2019

Slavin quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Iranian opposition group MEK

By Barbara Slavin

Iran

In the News

Jul 28, 2019

Hruby quoted in Arab News on growing Middle East ties to African markets

By Atlantic Council

Africa Middle East

In the News

Jul 26, 2019

Hruby joins the China Africa project to discuss Chinese commercial expansion in Africa

By Atlantic Council

Africa China