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

Sep 7, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Military Times on Chinese Airport in Greenland

By Magnus Nordenman

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China

In the News

Sep 7, 2018

Dagres Quoted in Deutsche Welle on US Sanctions on Iran

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In the News

Sep 7, 2018

Charai in the Hill: The John McCain That I Knew

By Atlantic Council

United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 7, 2018

Bryza Quoted in TRT World on US Influence Over EU

By Matthew Bryza

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Sep 7, 2018

Slavin in Al Monitor: Expediency and Betrayal: Iran’s Relationship with al-Qaeda

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Sep 6, 2018

Fried Testifies Before the Senate Banking Committee on “Russia Sanctions: Current Effectiveness and Potential for Next Steps”

By Daniel Fried

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Russia

In the News

Sep 5, 2018

Sloan Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on NATO

Stanley R. Sloan Visiting Scholar, Middlebury College Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Atlantic Council of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: September 5, 2018 Thank you, Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Menendez, and members of the Committee, for calling today’s hearing. I am happy to have the opportunity to talk […]

In the News

Sep 5, 2018

Livingston Joins VOA News to Discuss Renewable Energy

By David Livingston

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In the News

Sep 5, 2018

Bechev in Al Jazeera: Why is Macedonia Changing its Name?

By Dimitar Bechev

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The Balkans

In the News

Sep 5, 2018

Bryza Joins Turkey’s A News to Discuss NAFTA

By Matthew Bryza

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