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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

Sep 1, 2017

Shaffer in Institute for Development and International Relations: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Russia – US Flashpoint

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia

In the News

Sep 1, 2017

LeBaron in ASFA: U.S. Embassy London in Nine Elms Will Set New Standards for Security and Sustainability. Here Are Some Insights Into How it Got There.

By Richard LeBaron

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In the News

Sep 1, 2017

LeBaron Quoted in ThinkProgress on Gulf Crisis

By Richard LeBaron

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Saudi Arabia The Gulf

In the News

Sep 1, 2017

LeBaron in the Foreign Service Journal: A New Citizen of London Shines on the Other Side of the Thames

By Richard LeBaron

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United Kingdom

In the News

Sep 1, 2017

Ahmad and Gopalaswamy in The Hill: India Has a Featured Role in Trump’s New Afghan Plan

By Javid Ahmad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

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Afghanistan India

In the News

Aug 31, 2017

Vershbow in European Leadership Network: The Target of New US Sanctions is Russia, Not Europe

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Aug 31, 2017

Fried Quoted in the Atlantic on US-Russia Tensions

By Daniel Fried

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Russia

In the News

Aug 31, 2017

McFate in POLITICO: I Was a Mercenary. Trust Me: Erik Prince’s Plan is Garbage.

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 30, 2017

Kroenig in Defence 24: NATO Should Recognize the Russian Missile Threat to Europe

By Matthew Kroenig

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Missile Defense NATO

In the News

Aug 30, 2017

Kroenig Quoted in ABC News on the Threat Posed by North Korean Missiles

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea