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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Aug 24, 2017

Shaffer in Foreign Affairs: How the US Promotes Extremism in the Name of Religious Freedom

By Brenda Shaffer

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United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 24, 2017

Fried Quoted in the New York Times: US Holds Powerful but Risky Tool to Halt North Korea’s Nuclear Progress

By Daniel Fried

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 24, 2017

El-Gamal Joins TRT World to Discuss US Confederate Statues

By Jasmine El-Gamal

Watch the full discussion here.

United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 24, 2017

Vershbow in Deutsche Welle on Sending Lethal Weapons to Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Huffington Post on Maduro’s Attempts to Shift Focus Toward US Imperialism in Latin America

By Jason Marczak

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Venezuela

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

Braw in Politico: Europe’s Military Maestros: Italy

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

Manning in The Hill: Latest Sanctions Reveal the Real US Plan on North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

McFate Quoted in The Hill on Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

Ullman in the Observer: After Bannon’s Banishment, Expect Business and Tweets as Usual

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Aug 22, 2017

Catsambas in the Wall Street Journal: Europe Owes More to a Truth-Teller in Athens

By Thanos Catsambas

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Greece