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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 6, 2017

Kroenig Joins KCRW to Discuss The Second Nuclear Age

By Matthew Kroenig

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Hellyer in The National: Why Trump’s Decision on Jerusalem Changes Very Little at All

By H.A. Hellyer

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Israel

In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Gonzalez in The Hill: Russia Deserves to be Banned from Olympics for Shameless Cheating

By Geysha Gonzalez

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Russia

In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Stein Quoted in Al Monitor on Pro-Erdogan Groups Call for Brett McGurk’s Arrest

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Slavin in AFP on President Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

By Barbara Slavin

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Israel

In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Alyahya Quoted in WSJ on Yemen War

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Yemen

In the News

Dec 5, 2017

Carpenter in Foreign Affairs: How to Stand Up to the Kremlin

By Michael Carpenter

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Russia

In the News

Dec 5, 2017

Alyahya Quoted in Bloomberg on Fatal Floods in Saudi Arabia

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Dec 4, 2017

Nordenman Quoted in Chicago Tribune on Pentagon Spending on Air Base in Iceland

By Magnus Nordenman

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Northern Europe

In the News

Dec 4, 2017

Manning in Korea Joongang Daily: Is Trump talking himself into war?

By Robert Manning

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Korea