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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

May 20, 2017

Hof Quoted in Hurriyet Daily News on Possibility of Trump’s Impeachment

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

In the News

May 19, 2017

Marczak in the National Review: Now Is the Time for Us to Secure the Peace in Colombia

By Jason Marczak

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Colombia

In the News

May 19, 2017

Durakoglu Quoted by VOA Turkey on the Peace Process Between Turkey and the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK)

By Naz Durakoglu

Watch the full interview here.

Turkey

In the News

May 19, 2017

Woods Quoted in the Security Ledger on Ransomware Attack

By Beau Woods

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 19, 2017

Slavin Joins VOA to Discuss Controversy in Trump Administration

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

May 19, 2017

Pavel Joins CGTN to Discuss Trump’s First Trip Abroad

By Barry Pavel

Watch the full interview here.

Middle East

In the News

May 19, 2017

Slavin Joins PRI’s The World to Discuss Iran’s Presidential Elections

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

Iran

In the News

May 19, 2017

Alami in the New Arab: Assad Turns to Iran to Help ‘Stabilise’ Battered Economy

By Mona Alami

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Iran

In the News

May 19, 2017

Hellyer in the Telegraph: There’s Nothing Right About Donald Trump Giving a Speech on Islam in Riyadh

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 18, 2017

Alyahya Quoted by the New York Times on US-Saudi Arabia Meeting

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia