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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

Jul 8, 2025

Kroenig mentioned in the Washington Post on nuclear nonproliferation

On July 7, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was mentioned in the Washington Post for a recent op-ed he published titled “The Trump doctrine on nuclear nonproliferation is born.” A nuclear disarmament advocate from Back from the Brink wrote a letter to the editor reacting to the op-ed.

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Gray in the National Interest on the potential intersection of pollution tariffs and trade deals

On July 7, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was published in the National Interest on how the US presidential administration could use tariffs on imports produced using highly pollutive methods to level the playing field on trade.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Taussig cited in the New York Times discussing the perils of hasty US force posture changes in Europe

By Torrey Taussig

On May 26th, Transatlantic Security Initiative director and senior fellow Torrey Taussig was cited by The New York Times in an article reporting on the upcoming 2025 NATO Summit in the Hague, and the political pressures that will accompany the June convening. Taussig articulated the perils of American abandonment of Europe at this critical juncture.

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Rigoni in RUSI discussing the future of Cyber Defense

By Andrea Rigoni

On May 23th, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Andrea Rigoni was published by RUSI in a timely article that discusses mounting pressure to develop and strengthen European cyber defenses.

Cybersecurity

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Deni in The Conversation discussing the perils of American withdraw from Europe

By John R. Deni

On May 27th, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow John Deni was published by The Conversation in an article articulating the importance of American involvement in NATO and the perils of a hasty change of force posture in the region.

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Braw in Foreign Policy on gray-zone aggression from Moscow in Estonia

By Elisabeth Braw

On April 16, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published by Foreign Policy in an article detailing Russia’s removal of buoys that had been placed to mark the border between Russia and Estonia in the Narva River.

In the News

Jul 8, 2025

Braw in the Spector on the prospect of expanding military service

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 13, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published by Spector in an article that details the requirement of expanding military service to better protect Britain in an unstable world.

In the News

Jul 7, 2025

Charai in National Interest: Canada Can Learn from Trump’s Native American Policy

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Civil Society Human Rights

In the News

Jul 7, 2025

Klain in the New York Post on the dangers of cutting military aid to Ukraine

By Doug Klain

On July 2, Doug Klain, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and policy analyst for Razom for Ukraine, was published in the New York Post on the importance of continuing military aid to Ukraine to achieve peace.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 6, 2025

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on the future of U.S. trade policy and the global trading system

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs