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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 5, 2017

Slavin Hosts VOA’s Issues in the News on Health Care, the Comey Hearing, Syria, and the French Presidential Election

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full program here.

In the News

May 5, 2017

Ralby Joins PRI’s The World to Discuss the Mexican Fuel Theft Crisis

By Ian Ralby

Listen to the full interview here.

Mexico

In the News

May 5, 2017

Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks

By Naz Durakoglu

Read the full article here.

France

In the News

May 4, 2017

Pham Quoted by Newsweek on US Investment in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

In the News

May 4, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by Bloomberg on the Deal Between Libya’s Feuding Administrations

By Mohamed Eljarh

Read the full article here.

Libya

In the News

May 4, 2017

Kroenig Joins CNN to Discuss Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full interview here.

In the News

May 4, 2017

Manning Quoted by the Korea Herald on Trump’s Comments on North Korea

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

May 3, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the Independent on the Pope’s Visit to Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

North Africa

In the News

May 3, 2017

Coote and Sezned Quoted by Foreign Policy on Saudi Arabia’s Control of the Largest Oil Refinery in North America

By Bud Coote and Jean-Francois Seznec

Read the full article here.

In the News

May 3, 2017

Montanino Quoted by CNBC to Le Pen’s Comments on Capital Controls

By Andrea Montanino

Read the full article here.

France