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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 2, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in The Financial Times on EN+ Group’s Struggle to Escape US Sanctions

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

In the News

May 2, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Express UK on Trump’s Shipment of Missiles to Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

May 2, 2018

Pham Quoted in Aleteia on Violence Against Christians in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

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Nigeria

In the News

May 1, 2018

Braw in The National Interest: Why NATO Needs a Streamlined Decisionmaking Process

By Elisabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 1, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

May 1, 2018

Pham Quoted in Premium Times on US Trade Policy with Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

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Nigeria

In the News

May 1, 2018

Pham Quoted in L’Afrique Tribune on Nigerian President Winning Important Deals

By J. Peter Pham

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Nigeria

In the News

May 1, 2018

Pham Quoted in La Tribune on President Buhari’s Accomplishments in Washington Meeting

By J. Peter Pham

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Nigeria

In the News

Apr 30, 2018

Fried Quoted in Foreign Policy on Trump’s New National Security Advisor

By Daniel Fried

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Iran

In the News

Apr 30, 2018

Ullman in UPI: Desperately Needed: an American Foreign Policy

By Harlan Ullman

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