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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

Mar 16, 2017

Hof Quoted by the Christian Science Monitor on the Possibility of US-Russia Cooperation in the Middle East

By Frederic C. Hof

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Middle East Russia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Shaffer Joins Nasdaq to Discuss Inconsistent Saudi Arabian Oil Production

By Brenda Shaffer

Watch the full interview here.

Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Burrows Quoted by the Daily Signal on European Populism and Recent Dutch Election Results

By Mathew J. Burrows

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Elections Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Cohen in the Huffington Post: Trump and Merkel Facing an Urgent Trans-Atlantic Agenda

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Financial Times on Cyber Attacks and the Russian Government

By Alina Polyakova

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Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Lightfoot Quoted by the Cipher Brief on the Impact of the Dutch Election Results on the Populist Movement

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Bechev in the American Interest: The Putin and Erdogan Show

By Dimitar Bechev

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Russia Turkey

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the World Weekly on WikiLeaks and Russia

By Alina Polyakova

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Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Mar 15, 2017

Hellyer in the National: The Dishonest Nature of Court’s Hijab Decision

By H.A. Hellyer

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Middle East

In the News

Mar 15, 2017

Stein Quoted by The New Arab on Turkish Military Intervention in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey