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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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Program Impact Story

Apr 9, 2019

Private consultation on Prosper Africa

By Atlantic Council

On April 9, the Africa Center hosted senior US government officials to discuss “Prosper Africa,” a key pillar of the Trump Administration’s Africa Strategy. This convening briefed senior US government and private sector stakeholders on how the Prosper Africa initiative will support US investment across the continent, accelerate the growth of Africa’s middle class, and […]

Africa Inclusive Growth

In the News

Apr 8, 2019

Slavin Quoted in VOA on the Factbox of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Apr 8, 2019

Slavin Joins CGTN to Discuss the US Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a Foreign Terrorist Group

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran
Eucomissioner

Program Impact Story

Apr 8, 2019

Global challenges of security and migration

By Atlantic Council

A Conversation with Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship On April 8, the Future Europe Initiative hosted Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship at a public event to share the Commission’s perspective and his personal insights on topics such as migration and terrorism in Europe […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Apr 7, 2019

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail Online: East Med Gas: a Regional Perspective

By Charles Ellinas

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In the News

Apr 7, 2019

Mezran Quoted in World News Monitor on the Current Situation in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Apr 7, 2019

Charai in Jerusalem Post: Who Will Lead During the ‘Deal of the Century’?

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

Apr 6, 2019

Lipner quoted in The New York Times on Netanyahu’s plan to annex the West Bank

By Shalom Lipner

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 6, 2019

Lipner quoted in Bloomberg on Netanyahu’s floating of settlement annexation plan

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 5, 2019

Biberman in Foreign Policy: China and Pakistan have struck a devil’s bargain with militants

By Atlantic Council

China Pakistan