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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.
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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.
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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.
In the News
Dec 17, 2020
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center partners with LEADERS Magazine to dedicate an entire issue to resilience
For its Fall/Winter issue of 2020, LEADERS Magazine, asked the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to produce an issue dedicated to resilience. The Resilience Issue assembles a broad range of global thought leaders and experts who are currently tackling the challenges and crises facing the world from different perspectives.
Insights & Impact
Mar 3, 2020
Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus
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Atlantic Council
On February 11, 2020 the DFRLab hosted "Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus," a timely series of panels on the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of Coronavirus, and how misinformation about the crisis may influence its impact.
Program Impact Story
Feb 6, 2020
US energy priorities abroad: A conversation with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette
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Global Energy Center
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the Atlantic Council hosted newly appointed US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a public address and moderated discussion about US government energy priorities abroad.
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Event Recap
Apr 9, 2026
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau: The old chapter on US foreign policy is ‘coming to a close’
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Katherine Golden
At an Atlantic Council event, Landau talked about the Department of State’s approach to commercial diplomacy and its role in US foreign policy.
UkraineAlert
Apr 9, 2026
Ukraine is winning the drone war with strike campaign behind Russian lines
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Mykola Bielieskov
Ukraine has regained the initiative from Russia in the world's first full-scale drone war by launching a campaign of mid-range drone strikes aimed at undermining the logistics supporting Putin's invasion, writes Mykola Bielieskov.
UkraineAlert
Apr 9, 2026
Recognizing the role of propaganda in Russia’s infrastructure of aggression
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Anna Vyshniakova, Jais Adam-Troian, Kristina Hook
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates that propaganda plays a more important part than ever in modern war. Recognizing propaganda as part of Russia’s infrastructure of military aggression is an essential step toward countering it effectively, write Anna Vyshniakova, Jais Adam-Troian, and Kristina Hook.
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Issue Brief
Apr 10, 2026
Navigating the European Union’s AI and health data framework
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Mark Scott
The EU is strengthening AI and health data governance, creating a more secure and trusted framework for innovation.
Issue Brief
Apr 10, 2026
A US strategy for energy competition with China in emerging markets
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Steven Burns
The US has an opportunity to position itself as a favorable partner in emerging markets that will help them develop modern, secure energy systems.
Issue Brief
Apr 9, 2026
Transatlantic cooperation on AI and national security
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Antonio Calcara
AI and its linkages with national security will play a key role in transatlantic relations. But absent more structured cooperation, the United States and the European Union risk drifting further apart on AI policy.