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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

Jun 20, 2017

Fried Joins NPR’s Morning Edition to Discuss Rising Tensions Between the US and Russia in Syria

By Daniel Fried

Listen to the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Jun 20, 2017

Stein Quoted in Al-Monitor on Status of Kurds after U.S. Shoots Down Syrian Jet

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Jun 20, 2017

Ahmad in National Interest: America Must Confront Pakistan’s Support of Afghan-Based Terrorism

By Javid Ahmad

Read the full article here.

Pakistan

In the News

Jun 20, 2017

Alfoneh Quoted by the Huffington Post on Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Ali Alfoneh

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jun 20, 2017

Khoury Quoted by Bloomberg on Political Ideology in Saudi Arabia

By Nabeel Khoury

Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jun 19, 2017

Stein Quoted in Al-Monitor on U.S.-Syrian Tensions

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Jun 19, 2017

Itani Joins PBS to Discuss Fallout from U.S. Strike on a Syrian Jet

By Faysal Itani

Listen to the full broadcast here.

Syria

In the News

Jun 19, 2017

Hof Quoted in New York Times on Russia’s Warnings to the U.S. After Syrian Airstrike

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Jun 19, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in France 24 on Djibouti and Eritrea Tensions

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

The Gulf

Emerging Defense Challenges

Jun 19, 2017

Hasik Signs An Open Letter on BRAC

By James Hasik

Read the full letter here.