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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

Dec 27, 2017

Farkas Joins BBC to Discuss Upcoming Russian Presidential Elections

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Dec 27, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: Ankara’s Look East: How Turkey’s Warming Ties with Russia Threaten its Place in the Transatlantic Community

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 26, 2017

De Alba Quoted in El Mundo on the Diplomatic Rift between Venezuela and Spain

By Mariano de Alba

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Southern & Southeastern Europe Venezuela

In the News

Dec 25, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Global Trade at Risk from Trump in 2018

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Dec 23, 2017

Itani Joins NPR to Discuss the Status of the Civil War in Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Dec 21, 2017

Livingston in Axios: Trump’s National Security Strategy Has a Climate Blind Spot

By David Livingston

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 20, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: Trump’s Self-Contradictory Security Strategy

By Robert Manning

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China National Security

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Reuters on Cuba Trade Ties with Russia

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Joyner in The National Interest: How Trump’s National Security Strategy Breaks with the Past

By James Joyner

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Bechev in Ahval: A Year After the Murder in Ankara: Turkish Foreign Policy Open to Further U-Turns

By Dimitar Bechev

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Turkey