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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Jun 11, 2019

Mark Katz quoted in Lobe Log: Will US And Israel Convince Russia To Alter Its Syria Policy?

By Mark Katz

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Israel Russia

In the News

Jun 11, 2019

Holly Dagres quoted in the National: Freed Nizar Zakka blasts ‘sham’ trial in Iran

By Holly Dagres

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Iran
Lunch with Hook and Sanctions

Program Impact Story

Jun 11, 2019

Sanctions lunch with Brian Hook: Prospects for the Untied States’ maximum pressure campaign on Iran

By Atlantic Council

The Global Business and Economics (GBE) program hosted Brian Hook, US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State. The conversation focused on current US sanctions strategy regarding Iran, and he outlined the Trump administration’s rationale behind both the withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal and the maximum pressure campaign. […]

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Jun 11, 2019

Wald quoted in US News & World Report on oil prices

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Oil and Gas

In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Wald Quoted in US News on OPEC Scheduling Issues

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In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Michel Duclos interviewed in France Inter: L’ancien diplomate Michel Duclos est l’invité de Léa Salamé à 7H50. Il publie “La longue nuit syrienne” aux éditions de l’observatoire.

By Michel Duclos

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Syria

In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Hudson in the Hill: Dialogue, international diplomacy might avoid catastrophe in Sudan

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In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on US Reaction to Situation in Sudan

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Program Impact Story

Jun 10, 2019

Venezuela: Private Strategy Session on Venezuela and Meeting of the Stabilization Leaders Forum

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted two notable private Venezuela-related events in early June: a three-day Strategy Session on Venezuela and a meeting of the Stabilization Leaders Forum (SLF). The private, off-the-record Strategy Session on Venezuela focused on Venezuela’s citizen and national security challenges and brought together key Venezuelan stakeholders and more than 80 […]

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Wald Quoted in US News & World Report on OPEC’s bond to Russia

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Oil and Gas Russia