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

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 3, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Star Tribune on Crisis in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

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Venezuela

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Fried in the Atlantic: Russia’s Back-to-the-80s Foreign Policy

By Daniel Fried

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Russia

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Al Yahya Quoted in The National on Relations Between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

By Mohammed al -Yahya

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Iraq Saudi Arabia

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Alfoneh in Middle East Institute: Competing Iraqi Shiite Militias: Tehran’s Design or Strategic Blunder?

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran Iraq

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Hellyer in The National: Britain Must Deal with the Shadows of the Iraq War

By H.A. Hellyer

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Iraq United Kingdom

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Marczak in Houston Chronicle: To Save Venezuela, Washington Needs the Hemisphere

By Jason Marczak

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Venezuela

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Carpenter in Defense One: How the US Can Help Ukraine Help — and Defend — Itself

By Michael Carpenter

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Ukraine

In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Corman Quoted in CNN on Hackable Door Locks

By Joshua Corman

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In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Ullman in The Observer: Maintaining World Order Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Aug 2, 2017

Farkas Joins NPR to Discuss Pence’s Travels to Eastern Europe

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full broadcast here.

Russia