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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

Apr 23, 2018

Wormuth Joins CBC to Discuss US Strikes on Syria

By Christine Wormuth

Listen to the full discussion here

Syria

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Manning Quoted in Business Insider on the US’s Relationship with North Korea.

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Brummer discusses Transatlantic Economy at Federal Reserve Bank of New York

By Chris Brummer

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Chris Brummer chaired a panel on financial stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with John Berrigan, the European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Elke Koenig, the Banking Union’s Single Resolution Mechanism head, and Nathan Sheets a former Under Secretary of the Treasury for […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Gallon in the American Interest: Macron’s Risky American Bet

By Jérémie Gallon

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European Union France

In the News

Apr 22, 2018

Metzl in Foreign Policy: Trump’s Meeting With Kim Will Lead to an Awful Hangover

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Apr 22, 2018

Slavin Quoted in FT on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Apr 22, 2018

Dungan Quoted in The Washington Post on French President Visiting the U.S.

By Nicholas Dungan

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France

In the News

Apr 21, 2018

Preble in the New York Times: Preparing for changes in America’s global posture

By Atlantic Council

On April 21, 2018, the New York Times published an article by Dr. Christopher Preble titled “Adapting to American Decline.” Preble outlines the ways in which America’s global presence and power is declining and argues that its citizens should brace themselves for the nation to play a smaller role on the world stage. More about […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 20, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in Polygraph on a Likely Russian Troll

By Ben Nimmo

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In the News

Apr 20, 2018

Hruby in Quartz: African Bluechips Need to Start Corporate Venture Arms to Invigorate Startup Funding

By Aubrey Hruby

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Africa