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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.

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Content

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Ullman in Observer: Why America Loses Wars It Starts

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Mardini in the Washington Post: The Kurdish Region of Iraq is Going to Vote on Independence. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Ramzy Mardini

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Iraq

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Manning in East Asia Forum – Two Tigers: A New Normal or a Fleeting Respite?

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Vajdich in BreakingViews: Immigrant Song

By Daniel Vajdich

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Japan

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Slavin in Al-Monitor: Europeans Press Terror-Finance Watchdog to Extend Iran Sanctions Reprieve

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Grigas and Åslund Quoted in NewsWeek on European Gas Supply

By Agnia Grigas and Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Itani in the Atlantic: The U.S. Enters a New Phase in Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Alyahya Quoted by Bloomberg on Relations Between Trump and the New Crown Prince of Saudi

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Alyahya Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on the Implications of Saudi Arabia’s Succession Shift

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Alyahya Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Saudi Arabia’s New Crown Prince

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia