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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 7, 2017

El-Gamal Quoted by Politico on Trump’s Airstrikes in Syria

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump-Xi Summit

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo to Discuss the US Strike in Syria

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Pham Quoted by Newsweek on the US Military Intervention in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

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Somalia

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Aslund Quoted by Foreign Policy on US-Russia Relations and Jared Kushner

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Geopolitical Risk and Market Risk

By Fred Kempe

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China Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Wiley in the Bridge: Preparing for 2035: The Navy’s Role in Shaping the Future

By Will Wiley

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In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Itani Quoted by the Associated Press on the Dangers of Resisting the Assad Regime

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Wieslander Joins BBC World Service to Discuss How US-Russia Relations Will Affect the Baltic States

By Anna Wieslander

Listen to the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 6, 2017

Hof Joins Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to Discuss the International Ramifications on the Syrian Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria