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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

Aug 10, 2017

McFate Joins Free Speech to Discuss the Proposal to Use Private Military Contractors in Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

Watch the full discussion here.

Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 10, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in NY Times on the Implications of Military Conflict with North Korea

By Christine Wormuth

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Korea

In the News

Aug 10, 2017

Metzl Joins Bloomberg Radio to Discuss What Trump Should Know About North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Listen to the full discussion here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 10, 2017

Metzl Joins Bloomberg to Discuss President Trump’s Options for North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 10, 2017

McFate Quoted in The Washington Post on Outsourcing the Afghanistan War

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 9, 2017

Alfoneh in Middle East Institute: Tehran’s Iraqi Proxies and Looming Conflict with the US

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran Iraq

In the News

Aug 9, 2017

Manning and Fishman Quoted in VOA on North Korea Sanctions

By Robert Manning and Edward Fishman

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Korea

In the News

Aug 9, 2017

Metzl Joins Charlie Rose to Discuss the Threat Posed by North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 9, 2017

Metzl Quoted in CNN on Trump’s North Korea Rhetoric

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Aug 9, 2017

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Trump’s Threat to North Korea

By Frederick Kempe

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea