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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 9, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in DW on Russian-German Gas Pipeline

By Brenda Shaffer

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Germany Russia

In the News

May 9, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in The Nikkei Asian Review on Oil Shortage Fears Post Iran Deal Exit

By Brenda Shaffer

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Iran

In the News

May 9, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Axios on Companies Hit Hardest by Sanctions on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 9, 2018

Stifel Quoted in POLITICO on US Cyber Policy

By Megan Stifel

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 9, 2018

Alfoneh in The Arab Weekly: Tehran Divided in its Response to Trump

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

May 9, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on the Release of American Prisoners from North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

May 9, 2018

Tannebaum Joins CNBC to Discuss the Trump Administration’s JCPOA Decision

By Daniel Tannebaum

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Iran

In the News

May 8, 2018

Slavin in Axios: Trump Blows up Iran Nuclear Deal with Nothing to Replace it

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

May 8, 2018

Shaffer Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump’s Decision to Leave the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Brenda Shaffer

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Iran

In the News

May 8, 2018

Lotrionte Quoted in Benzinga on Women in Cybersecurity

By Catherine Lotrionte

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense