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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

Apr 24, 2017

Speranza in U.S. News & World Report: Responding to Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Threat 6 ways the EU and NATO Can Head Off Russia’s Many-Pronged Attack on Western Democracy

By Lauren Speranza

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Khoury Quoted by Just Security on Yemen and al-Qaeda

By Nabeel Khoury

Read the full article here.

Yemen

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Burrows Quoted by CNN on Geopolitical Risk

By Mathew Burrows

Read the full article here.

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins CNN to Discuss the North Korean Crisis and US Policy Moving Forward

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the first segment here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Burwell Joins Bloomberg to Discuss the Results of the Opening Round of the French Presidential Elections

By Frances Burwell

Watch the full interview here.

France

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discussing China-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

China Korea

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Polyakova in Foreign Affairs: Pandering to the Far Right Doesn’t Help

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

France

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by Al Jazeera on the Israel-Europe Gas Deal

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

Israel

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Slavin Quoted by the Hill on the Trump Administration’s Rhetoric on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here.

Iran

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss the US-North Korea Crisis

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Korea