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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

Apr 16, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Trump Administration’s North Korea Strategy

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 15, 2017

Pavel Quoted by Crossroads Today on President Trump’s Use of Force in Syria and Afghanistan

By Barry Pavel

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan Syria

In the News

Apr 15, 2017

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Persian Newshour to Discuss South Pars and Iran Natural Gas Production

By Sara Vakhshouri

Watch the full interview here.

Iran

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss President Trump’s Foreign Policy Approach and Recent Military Action

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss US-North Korea Relations

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Manning Quoted by Newsweek on Rising Tensions Between the United States and North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Voice of America to Discuss Trump’s Interventionist Foreign Policy

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Bechev in Al Jazeera: Russia and NATO: Drama Redux

By Dimitar Bechev

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NATO Russia

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Christian Science Monitor on the Polling Ahead of the Turkish Referendum

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Apr 14, 2017

Slavin Joins VOA’s Issues in the News to Discuss US-Russia Relations After Syria Attack

By Barbara Slavin

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Russia Syria