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

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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

Oct 12, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in MarketWatch on Treasury Extends Deadline for Deripaska

By Brian O'Toole

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Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Hellyer in Slate: The World Needs to Take the Safety of People Like Jamal Khashoggi More Seriously

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Greenwald in Belfer Center: The New Race for Contemporary Arts Dominance in the Middle East

By Michael Greenwald

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Middle East

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Wechsler Quoted in Axios on Jamal Khashoggi Case

By William F. Wechsler

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

LeBaron Quoted in Bloomberg on Jamal Khashoggi

By Richard LeBaron

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in Washington Post on Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Vajdich in Washington Post: Let Serbia and Kosovo Define Their Own Peace

By Daniel Vajdich

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The Balkans

In the News

Oct 11, 2018

Fried in the Atlantic: The Wilsonian Antidote to Trump’s Global Vision

By Daniel Fried

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In the News

Oct 10, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in The Guardian on Jamal Khashoggi

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 10, 2018

Stein in War on the Rocks: Paranoia and Defense Planning

By Aaron Stein

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense