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

Feb 21, 2018

Stein Quoted in Rudaw on Damascus’ Deployment

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Feb 21, 2018

Gopalaswamy in The Diplomat: India’s Role and China’s Roads in the Indo-Pacific

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

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China
India

In the News

Feb 21, 2018

Farkas Quoted in The Washington Post on Transatlantic Alliance and Security

By Evelyn Farkas

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European Union
International Organizations

In the News

Feb 21, 2018

Charai in The Hill: Here’s How We Can Roll Back on Islamist Movements

By Atlantic Council

Middle East
National Security

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Graham Brookie Quoted in Reuters on U.S. Cyber Task Force

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie, Director of the DFRLab, speaks to Reuters about Attorney General Sessions forming a U.S. cyber task force for election security.

Cybersecurity
Disinformation

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Alfoneh Quoted in Wall Street Journal on Iran General Qasem Soleimani

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

De Alba Quoted in Newsweek on Venezuela Launching a New Cryptocurrency

By Mariano de Alba

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Venezuela

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Shaffer in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: New Stage in the Global Oil Price Cycle?

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Bruton Joins CBC News Network to Discuss South Africa’s Situation

By Bronwyn Bruton

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South Africa

In the News

Feb 20, 2018

Bechev in Alsharq Forum: Normalizing Russian-Turkish Economic Relations

By Dimitar Bechev

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Russia