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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

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Mar 19, 2017

Wiley in the National Interest: America’s Nuclear Bombers Are Old—and in Desperate Need of an Upgrade

By Will Wiley

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 19, 2017

Grigas in the National Interest: Shale Shock: How to Use America’s Energy Market as a Foreign Policy Tool

By Agnia Grigas

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Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Mar 18, 2017

Itani Quoted by the National on ISIS and Deir Ezzor

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Mar 18, 2017

The Star Features the Atlantic Council on Meeting Between J. Peter Pham and Cord leader Raila Odinga

By J. Peter Pham

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East Africa

In the News

Mar 18, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by Newsweek on Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Policy

By Alina Polyakova

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Europe & Eurasia Russia

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Abdo Featured by the Pulitzer Center

By Geneive Abdo

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Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 17, 2017

Cyber 9/12 Event Featured in the CyberWire

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Burwell Quoted by CBS News on Trade and Recent Meeting Between President Trump and Chancellor Merkel

By Frances Burwell

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Economy & Business Germany

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Vershbow Interviewed by New York Magazine on Vladimir Putin

By Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Stein Interviewed by the Cipher Brief on the Syrian Conflict in Raqqa

By Aaron Stein

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Syria