About the Council

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

May 11, 2017

The Fuse Covers Atlantic Council Event on Aramco IPO

By Phillip Cornell, Jean-Francois Seznec

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 10, 2017

Stein Quoted by the New York Times on Turkey’s Response to Possible Arming of Syrian Kurds

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

May 10, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Economist on US-Turkey Relations

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

May 10, 2017

Durakoglu Quoted by the New York Times on US-Turkey Relations After Trump’s Vow to Arm Kurds

By Naz Durakoglu

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Syria Turkey

In the News

May 10, 2017

Shaffer in The Hill: One Size Does Not Fit All with Energy Trade Models

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

May 10, 2017

Gedmin in the Washington Post: Europe Desperately Needs Leadership. It Should Come From Berlin.

By Jeffrey Gedmin

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European Union Germany

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

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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