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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

Jan 31, 2018

Ahmad Joins ABC to Discuss US’s Afghanistan Strategy

By Javid Ahmad

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Afghanistan United States and Canada

In the News

Jan 31, 2018

Ullman in Observer: Extreme Polarization Is Crippling the US Government

By Harlan Ullman

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United States and Canada

In the News

Jan 31, 2018

O’Toole in U.S. News: The No Good, Very Bad Russia Sanctions Week

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

In the News

Jan 31, 2018

Manning Joins Channel NewsAsia to Discuss America’s Hard Power

By Robert A. Manning

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United States and Canada

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Fried Quoted in the Foreign Policy on the Kremlin Report

By Daniel Fried

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Russia

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Gedmin in the American Interest: The Dresden Diaries

By Jeffrey Gedmin

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Germany

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Alfoneh in Carnegie Endowment: Tehran’s Shia Foreign Legions

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Wayne Joins Foreign Relations to Discuss the Economic Relationship between North America and Mexico

By Earl Anthony Wayne

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Economy & Business Mexico

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Ahmad Quoted in CNBC on State of the Union

By Javid Ahmad

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Afghanistan

In the News

Jan 30, 2018

Grigas Quoted in Boston Globe on US Importing Russian Natural Gas

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia United States and Canada