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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

May 22, 2018

Alperovitch Quoted in Business Insider on North Korea’s Cyber Attacks

By Dmitri Alperovitch

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 22, 2018

Alperovitch Quoted in Business Insider on North Korea’s Cyber Attacks

By Dmitri Alperovitch

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 22, 2018

Ichord Quoted in US News & World Report on a New Design for a ‘Small Modular Reactor’

By Robert Ichord

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

May 22, 2018

Slavin Quoted in The National on US Sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 22, 2018

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss North Korea’s Tone Shift

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

May 22, 2018

Ullman in UPI: Russian Federation Embassy is like Fort Apache on Wisconsin Avenue

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

May 22, 2018

Woods Quoted in the Parallax on the Security and Regulation of the Internet of Things

By Beau Woods

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 22, 2018

Alperovitch Quoted in Business Insider on North Korea’s Cyber Operations

By Dmitri Alperovitch

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Cybersecurity Korea

In the News

May 21, 2018

Alperovitch Quoted in CNN on the US-North Korea Summit

By Dmitri Alperovitch

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Korea Russia

In the News

May 21, 2018

De Alba Joins CGTN The Heat to Discuss Maduro’s Win in Venezuela

By Mariano de Alba

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Venezuela