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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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Content

In the News

May 22, 2019

Senators Crapo and Whitehouse in CNBC: US Must ‘Reassert Global Leadership’ in Nuclear Energy or Lose Out to Russia and China

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In the News

May 22, 2019

Holly Dagres quoted in The Los Angeles Times: Iran’s hard-liners outraged by viral videos of schoolchildren dancing

By Holly Dagres

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Iran

In the News

May 22, 2019

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Counterrevolution in Sudan

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Sudan

In the News

May 21, 2019

Bell, Gordon, and Ichord in Axios: Risks are stacking up against the U.S. nuclear industry

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In the News

May 20, 2019

Ullman in UPI: Remember the Maine, Don and John!

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

May 20, 2019

H.A. Hellyer quoted in Financial Times: Sweden proposes international tribunal to try Isis fighters

By H.A. Hellyer

Sweden proposes international tribunal to try Isis fighters

In the News

May 20, 2019

Holly Dagres interviewed by The Monocle: The US vs Iran: Why Now?

By Holly Dagres

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Iran

In the News

May 20, 2019

Holly Dagres quoted in Foreign Policy: Iran Is Scaring Off Its Friends, Too

By Holly Dagres

Iran

In the News

May 20, 2019

Slavin Quoted in CBC News on the Forces Leading to US-Iran Conflict

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 20, 2019

Salam Fayyad quoted in Al-Monitor: The politics behind the visa denial for veteran Palestinian official

By Salam Fayyad

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Middle East