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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Huffington Post on the Referendum in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Manning in the National Interest: How to Make the Korea Problem Worse: Unification

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Stein Quoted by the New York Times on Why the Syrian Chemical Weapons Problem is So Hard to Solve

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Apr 13, 2017

Polyakova Joins CFR for a Discussion on Russia’s Strategic Objectives and Foreign Policy with Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States

By Alina Polyakova

Read more about the event here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Engelke Quoted by the BBC on Global Water Security

By Peter Engelke

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In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Hof Quoted by Business Insider on the Trump Administration’s Evolving Syria Policy

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Bodies of 1,500 Yazidis Found in Northern Iraq Since 2015, Says Official

By Sarah El Sirgany

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Iraq

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Iran’s Ahmadinejad Registers as Presidential Candidate

By Sarah El Sirgany

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Iran

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Fishman Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Tillerson’s Visit to Moscow

By Eddie Fishman

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Russia

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Vershbow Joins CFR for a Discussion on the Internal Politics of Russia and US-Russia Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia