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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

Nov 7, 2018

Sutloon Joins War on the Rocks to Discuss US Sanctions Against Iran

By Samantha Sultoon

Listen to the full discussion here

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on United States Rallying Southeast Asian Countries to Continue Maximum Pressure Campaign Against North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Axios on Security Breaches in Midterms

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie speaks to Axios about disinformation campaigns surrounding 2018 midterm elections in the United States.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Dagres Quoted in the Hill on Turkey

By Holly Dagres

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Turkey

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Gadzala Joins CNN Money to Discuss Midterm Impact

By Aleksandra Gadzala

Watch the full discussion here.

Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Stein Quoted in AFP on Turkey Threatening Syria’s Kurds

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Wayne in The Hill: US spotlight fixed squarely on AMLO as he takes reins in Mexico

By Earl Anthony Wayne

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Mexico

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Braga Quoted in LA Times on US-Brazil Relations

By Roberta Braga

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Brazil

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Braga Quoted in LA Times on Brazil’s Bolsonaro

By Roberta Braga

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Brazil

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Washington Post on Americans Peddling Disinformation Around Midterm Elections

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie spoke to the Washington Post on the spread of disinformation by Americans in advance of the United States midterm elections.

Disinformation Elections