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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

Oct 6, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Todo Noticias on Expectations for Argentina in Washington

By Jason Marczak

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Latin America

In the News

Oct 6, 2017

Crocker Quoted in ThinkProgress on Trump Dismantling Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ryan Crocker

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Iran

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Slavin Quoted in The Atlantic on Europe’s Fight to Save The Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Pham Joins PBS to Discuss US Soldiers Ambushed in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Pham Joins PRI to Discuss US Special Forces Soldiers Die in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here.

North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Hellyer in ABC: The Once and Future Azhar: Counter-Extremism and the Credibility of Sunni Islam’s Preeminent Institution

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Manning in Nikkei: Is Trump’s US Still a Serious Country?

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Oct 4, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in Defense News on Department of Defense’s Empty Policy Chair

By Christine Wormuth

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In the News

Oct 4, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in DefenseNews on DoD Empty Policy Chair

By Christine Wormuth

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In the News

Oct 4, 2017

Castello Joins KQED Radio to Discuss Catalonia Independence Referendum

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Listen to the full discussion here.

Southern & Southeastern Europe