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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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Insights & Impact

Jun 1, 2019

Private Roundtable on Iraq with DASD Mick Mulroy

On May 7, the Iraq Initiative hosted Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Michael “Mick” Mulroy for a private, off-the-record discussion on Iraq. Middle East Programs Director William F. Wechsler moderated the conversation.

Iraq Middle East
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Insights & Impact

Jun 1, 2019

EU Elections 2019: The Future of the European Project

On May 29, the Future Europe Initiative partnered with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States to facilitate a discussion on the results and implications of the 2019 EU Elections. This event featured an address by Antoine Ripoll, the Director of the EU Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, followed by a panel […]

Elections Europe & Eurasia
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Emerging Defense Challenges

Jun 1, 2019

The future of the Army in great-power competition

By Atlantic Council

On May 17, 2019, Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper joined us to discuss “The Future of the Army in Great-Power Competition.” This event was part of the Commanders Series, which is the Atlantic Council’s flagship speakers’ forum for senior military and defense leaders. In both his keynote speech and his conversation with Defense […]

Defense Industry Defense Policy
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Balkans Forward

Jun 1, 2019

Balkans forward congressional fellowship staff delegation to the Balkans

By Atlantic Council

From May 25 to June 1, the Future Europe Initiative hosted a delegation of Congressional staff members on a trip to Kosovo, Albania, Serbia, and Montenegro as part of the Balkans Forward Congressional Fellowship. The delegation met with government officials, opposition party leaders, and civil society actors in each country to discuss domestic, regional, and […]

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 31, 2019

Livingston Joins Bloomberg to Discuss White House and Capitol Hill Headlines

Listen to the full discussion here.

In the News

May 31, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Wall Street Journal on delays in US push for Israeli-Palestinian peace

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 30, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Telegraph on the White House’s plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 29, 2019

Rosenblum in The Hill: Why Intelligence Officials Need to Brief Congress on Iranian Threats

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Iran

In the News

May 29, 2019

Montanino in La Stampa: Lo Spread Viene dal Debito

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In the News

May 29, 2019

Holly Dagres quoted in Mondoweiss: Israeli ‘intelligence’ is fostering US bellicosity toward Iran — but ‘quietly’

By Holly Dagres

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