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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

Jul 1, 2017

Mezran and Miller in the Hill: Resolving the Gulf Crisis Through Libya

By Karim Mezran, Elissa Miller

Read the full article here.

The Gulf

In the News

Jul 1, 2017

Vershbow Joins VOA Russia to Discuss NATO-Russia Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Watch the full broadcast here.

Russia

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Tampa Bay Times on Protests in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

Venezuela

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Vershbow Quoted in The Korea Herald on Trump-Moon Talks

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Vershbow in The Hill – Memo to President Trump: After Poroshenko, Seek a Diplomatic Breakthrough in Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Hruby Quoted in Huffington Post on China’s Presence In Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

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China

In the News

Jun 29, 2017

Charai in The National Interest: The Only Way Out of the Qatar Crisis

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Middle East

In the News

Jun 29, 2017

Itani Quoted in Foreign Policy on Pentagon’s Plan to Pacify Raqqa

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Jun 29, 2017

Itani Quoted by Foreign Policy on the Construction of the Raqqa Civilian Council 

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Jun 29, 2017

Hof Quoted by The Washington Post on Syrian Activist Facing Deportation Over Conferences in Turkey

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria