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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 4, 2018

Turkish Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources’ article in Atlantic Council IN TURKEY-Turkish Policy Quarterly joint special issue published on Hurriyet Daily News

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 3, 2018

Ullman in UPI: The shape of things to come: 2084 and an AI world

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Dec 2, 2018

Brummer in Fintech Policy: What Should be Disclosed in an Initial Coin Offering?

By Chris Brummer

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In the News

Dec 1, 2018

Biberman in Journal of Strategic Studies: Self-Defense Militias, Death Squads, and State Outsourcing of Violence in India and Turkey

By Atlantic Council

Conflict India

In the News

Dec 1, 2018

Biberman in Political Science Quarterly: When Militias Provide Welfare: Lessons from Pakistan and Nigeria

By Atlantic Council

Nigeria Pakistan

In the News

Nov 30, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in Washington Post on MBS and G20

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 30, 2018

Cohen in Forbes: GM Must Adapt or Die- A Lesson for U.S. Automakers

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Nov 29, 2018

Porter in The Hill “China’s Cyberespionage isn’t Changing Rapidly — America’s Will to Confront it is”

By Chris Porter

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China Cybersecurity

In the News

Nov 29, 2018

Wayne in The Hill: The time to build lasting bonds between US and Mexico is now

By Early Anthony Wayne

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Mexico

In the News

Nov 29, 2018

Herbst Quoted in Axios on Azov Sea Crisis

By John E. Herbst

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