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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 12, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: Finding Leverage in Syria

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Herbst Joins CNBC to Discuss Tillerson’s Visit to Moscow

By John Herbst

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Pavel Quoted by Fox News on Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Barry Pavel

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Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Cohen Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Vladimir Putin, Syria, and Oil

By Ariel Cohen

Listen to the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 12, 2017

Nordenman Quoted by Defense One on President Trump and NATO Defense Spending

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Itani Quoted by the Huffington Post on the Russia-Syria Relationship

By Faysal Itani

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Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Fishman Joins AirTalk to Discuss Rex Tillerson’s Visit to Moscow

By Edward Fishman

Listen to the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Fishman Joins WLS-AM 890 to Discuss Rex Tillerson’s Trip to Moscow

By Edward Fishman

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Russia

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Herbst Joins CBC News to Discuss Tillerson’s Visit to Moscow and US Policy for Ukraine and Syria

By John E. Herbst

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Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 11, 2017

Farkas’ Op-Ed “Is Russia Testing Trump?” Featured by the Guardian on the Syrian Conflict

By Evelyn Farkas

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Syria