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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 21, 2018

Oosterveld and Morales Salto-Weis in MarketWatch: Will Italy’s Next Government Try to Pull it Out of the Euro?

By Bart Oosterveld

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Italy

In the News

May 20, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Promoting Gas as a Catalyst to Energy Transformation

By Charles Ellinas

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

May 20, 2018

Alfoneh in The Arab Weekly: Tehran Alarmed by Iraqi Nationalism

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran Iraq

In the News

May 20, 2018

Alfoneh in The Arab Weekly: Iranian Foreign Minister’s Nuclear Diplomacy Faces Limits

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

May 20, 2018

Alfoneh in the Arab Weekly: Tehran alarmed by Iraqi nationalism

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran Iraq

In the News

May 20, 2018

Alfoneh in the Arab Weekly: Iranian foreign minister’s nuclear diplomacy faces limits

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

May 20, 2018

Alami in the Arab Weekly: Lebanon: New government, same choices

By Mona Alami

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Middle East

In the News

May 20, 2018

Brandenburg Quoted in The Arab Weekly on Sadr’s Win in Iraq

By Rachel Brandenburg

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Iraq

In the News

May 19, 2018

Manning Quoted in The Hill on Kim Jong Un’s Power Plays

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

May 18, 2018

Khoury Quoted in Yahoo! on Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr

By Nabeel Khoury

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Iraq