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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.

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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

Jul 11, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Quartz on Trump’s Relations with NATO Allies and Putin

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Daily Express on the Defense Capabilities of NATO and Europe

By Alexander Vershbow

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Fried Quoted in Newsweek on Trump and NATO’s Defense Spending

By Daniel Fried

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Farkas in Politico: Putin Has Already Won

By Evelyn Farkas

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Wilson Quoted in the Washington Post on Trump’s Negotiating Tactics with NATO

By Damon Wilson

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss Trump, NATO, and Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Burrows Quoted in Axios on Trump, NATO, and Global Peace

By Matthew Burrows

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 6, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in McClatchy DC on Trump at the NATO Summit

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 6, 2018

Oosterveld Quoted in the Washington Post on the Impact of a US-China Trade War

By Bart Oosterveld

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 5, 2018

Fried Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Trump-Putin Summit

By Daniel Fried

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