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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 8, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in The Los Angeles Times on the Effect of Trump’s Renewal of Sanctions on Oil Prices

By Brenda Shaffer

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Iran

In the News

May 8, 2018

Brandenburg Quoted in Radio Free Europe on US Withdrawal from the Iran Deal

By Robert A. Manning

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Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

May 8, 2018

Livingston Quoted in the Washington Examiner on the US Retreat from the Global Clean Energy Sector

By David Livingston

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In the News

May 8, 2018

Slavin Joins NPR to Discuss President Trump’s Iran Deal Announcement

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 8, 2018

Slavin Quoted in The Atlantic on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

May 8, 2018

Stein Quoted in The Middle East Eye on Turkey’s Anti-PKK Operation in Iraqi Kurdistan

By Aaron Stein

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Iraq Turkey

In the News

May 8, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in Bloomberg on a Russian Oil Company’s Detour around Sanctions

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

In the News

May 8, 2018

Pham Quoted in Maroc Diplomatique on Hezbollah and the Algerian Regime

By J. Peter Pham

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North Africa

In the News

May 7, 2018

Biberman in The Washington Post: Pakistani Militants Have Created their Own Political Party. Can it Actually Win Votes?

By Yelena Biberman

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Pakistan

In the News

May 7, 2018

Ahmad in The National Interest: Pakistan’s Secret War Machine

By Javid Ahmad

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Pakistan