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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.

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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 10, 2017

Simakovsky and Vajdich in Foreign Policy: Trump Should Not Have Met with Russia’s Foreign Minister

By Mark Simakovsky, Daniel Vajdich

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Russia

In the News

May 10, 2017

Handjani in Bloomberg: Negotiating with Iran Could Pay Off for Trump

By Amir Handjani

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Iran

In the News

May 10, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Bloomberg’s El Financiero to Discuss Comey’s Firing and Implications for the Russia Investigation

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

May 10, 2017

Vakhshouri Quoted by S&P Global Platts Iran’s Oil Market

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Iran

In the News

May 10, 2017

Hof Quoted in the Washington Post on Trump’s Russia Dilemma in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

May 9, 2017

Alfoneh Quoted by Reuters on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Next Supreme Leader of Iran

By Ali Alfoneh

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Iran

In the News

May 9, 2017

Stein Quoted by Al-Monitor on Congressional Reaction to Arming Syrian Kurds

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

May 9, 2017

Manning Quoted by Yohap News on Key Differences Between US and South Korean Leadership

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

May 9, 2017

Manning Quoted by VOA News on US-South Korea Relations After Moon Jae-in Victory

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

May 9, 2017

Cohen Quoted by CNBC on US-South Korea Relations Under a Moon Jae-in Presidency

By Ariel Cohen

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Korea