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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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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 15, 2018

Wilson Joins CNBC to Discuss Turkey-US Relations

By Ross Wilson

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 15, 2018

HA Hellyer in The National: Muslim Communities Need to Find a New Way to Join International Discourse on Human Rights

By HA Hellyer

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In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Marczak Quoted in VOA on Mattis South America Tour

By Jason Marczak

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Latin America

In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Farkas Quoted in the Daily Beast on Russian Oligarchs and US Sanctions

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Fishman in USA Today: Donald Trump is Turning US Economic Sanctions into an Empty Threat

By Edward Fishman

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In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Bryza in The Washington Post: The US Can’t Afford to Lose Turkey

By Matthew Bryza

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 14, 2018

Bell Quoted in Axios on Prospect of Saudi Arabia Backing Tesla

By Randolph Bell

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Aug 14, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Al-Monitor on Chances for US-Iran Diplomacy at UN Assembly

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Aug 14, 2018

Stein Quoted in The New York Times on US-Turkey Tensions Potentially Stalling Progress on ISIS Fight

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 13, 2018

Fleck Quoted in Newsweek on German-Russia Meeting over Nord Stream 2

By Jorn Fleck

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Germany Russia