About the Council

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 16, 2018

Manning Quoted in The Hill on Trump- Kim Nuclear Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

May 16, 2018

Slavin in The American Conservative: Europe’s Counterpunch to America Over the Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 15, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Bustle on Trump’s Lack of Diversity within His Cabinet

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

May 15, 2018

Hellyer in The Globe and Mail: To Arabs, Jerusalem Represents the Symbolic Denial of Freedom

By H.A. Hellyer

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Israel Middle East

In the News

May 15, 2018

Åslund Quoted in Reuters on Rusal’s Escape of U.S. Sanctions

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

May 15, 2018

Cunningham Joins Fox to Discuss Trump’s Decision to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

By James Cunningham

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Israel

In the News

May 14, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Business Insider on the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon

By Magnus Nordenman

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In the News

May 14, 2018

Slavin in The Hill: As America Withdraws from Iran Deal, Can Rest of World Save It?

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 14, 2018

Marczak Quoted in the Miami Herald on Latin American Economies

By Jason Marczak

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Economy & Business

In the News

May 14, 2018

Braw in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Germany Should Build Highways

By Elisabeth Braw

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Germany