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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

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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

Aug 2, 2018

Pham Joins PBS to Discuss Zimbabwe’s Election of President Mnangagwa

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

South & Central Africa

In the News

Aug 2, 2018

Graham Brookie quoted in The New York Times on Disinformation campaigns on Facebook

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie spoke to the New York Times about the DFRLab's analysis of fake influence campaigns discovered on Facebook.

Disinformation
English

In the News

Aug 2, 2018

Pham Joins BBC World News America to Discuss the Recent Elections in Zimbabwe

By J. Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

South & Central Africa

In the News

Aug 1, 2018

Graham Brookie quoted by Vice on election interference campaigns on Facebook

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie spoke to Vice about the removal of Facebook pages tied to an election interference campaign on the platform.

Disinformation
English

In the News

Aug 1, 2018

Stein in War on the Rocks: How America’s Myopic Focus on Iran Hinders its Russia Policy

By Aaron Stein

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Iran
Russia

In the News

Aug 1, 2018

Slavin Joins PRI to Discuss US-Iran Relations Under Trump

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Aug 1, 2018

Pham Quoted in the New York Times on the US Military Presence in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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Somalia

In the News

Jul 31, 2018

Slavin Joins talk Iran to Discuss US-Iran Relations

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full discussion here.

Iran

In the News

Jul 31, 2018

Slavin Joins RTVI to Discuss Trump’s Proposal to Meet with Iranian Leaders

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Jul 31, 2018

Bruton Quoted in Vox on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Treaty

By Bronwyn Bruton

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Eritrea
Ethiopia