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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

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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

Aug 12, 2017

Ellinas in InCyprus: What Is Happening to Noble

By Charles Ellinas

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

McFate Quoted in the Daily Mail on Prince’s Plan for Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Wormuth Joins BBC World Service to Discuss US Options to Combat North Korea

By Christine Wormuth

Listen to the full discussion here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Farkas Quoted in the New York Times on Trump’s Relationship with Putin

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Manning Quoted in The Wichita Eagle on US Approach to North Korea

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Manning Quoted in The Wichita Eagle on US Approach to North Korea

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Bloomberg’s El Noticiero to Discuss the US-North Korea Crisis

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Korea

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

McFate Quoted in AFP on the Use of Private Military Contractors in Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 11, 2017

Bruton Joins VOA to Discuss the Future of Democracy in Africa

By Bronwyn Bruton

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East Africa

In the News

Aug 10, 2017

McFate Quoted in the Washington Post on Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan