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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

Dec 10, 2018

State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Sandra Oudkirk’s remarks at Atlantic Council IN TURKEY event on Turkey’s Energy Sector Dynamics covered in Hurriyet

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Manning in Nikkei: China and US Should Defuse Huawei Affair

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Sultoon Quoted in Bloomberg on US Penalties against Viktor Vekselberg

By Samantha Sultoon

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Russia

In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Binnendijk in Defense News: NATO Needs a European Level of Ambition

By Hans Binnendijk

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Cohen in Forbes: High Five At OPEC: Russia And Saudi Arabia Agree To 1.2Mbd Production Cut

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Dec 7, 2018

Phams Joins VOA to Discuss His Appointment as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region

By J Peter Pham

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In the News

Dec 6, 2018

Metzl joins CNN to discuss Huawei CFO arrest and the US-China Trade war

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Dec 5, 2018

Dickinson in Foreign Affairs: Can the West Prevent the Slow Strangulation of Ukraine?

By Peter Dickinson

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Ukraine

In the News

Dec 5, 2018

Ferziger in Bloomberg Businessweek: As the Gulf Warms Up to Israel, a Synagogue Grows in Dubai

Civil Society Israel

In the News

Dec 4, 2018

Kadhim Quoted in CNBC on Iraq’s Membership in OPEC

By Abbas Kadhim

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Iraq