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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

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 18, 2018

Khoury Quoted in AFP on Moqtada al-Sadr

By Nabeel Khoury

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Iraq

In the News

May 18, 2018

Bryza in EurActive: Cyprus Energy – Averting a US-Turkey Crisis

By Matthew Bryza

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

May 18, 2018

Kempe Quoted in Yonhap News on the Importance of the South Korea-US Alliance

By Frederick Kempe

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Korea

In the News

May 17, 2018

Morningstar and Mortlock in The Hill: One Last Gasp by the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Iran

In the News

May 17, 2018

Healey in the Cipher Brief: RIP Cyber Coordinator: An Obituary

By Jason Healey

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 17, 2018

Charai in The Hill: There is a New Alliance That Can Challenge Iran

By Atlantic Council

In the News

May 17, 2018

Metzl Joins Anderson Cooper 360 to Discuss North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

May 17, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Voice of America on the Trump-Kim Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

In the News

May 16, 2018

Bryza Joins Azerbaijan’s CNC TV to Discuss Armenia’s New Political Leadership and Mediation of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict

By Matthew Bryza

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The Caucasus

In the News

May 16, 2018

Pereira Joins El Financiero to Discuss NAFTA and US-China Relations

By Katherine Pereira

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China