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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 8, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Chinese response to North Korean Missile Testing

By Jamie Metzl

Watch full interview here.

China Korea

In the News

Mar 8, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Washington Post on the Syrian Conflict

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Mar 8, 2017

Itani Quoted by Bloomberg on a US Block on the Turkish Campaign to Seize Manbij

By Faysal Itani

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Mar 8, 2017

Grigas in Natural Gas World: Houston’s New Role on the World Stage

By Agnia Grigas

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 8, 2017

Hof Quoted by the Daily Star on the Geneva IV Syria Peace Talks

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

Pham Quoted by Foreign Policy on Business in Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Read full article here.

Economy & Business Sudan

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

Manning Quoted by Yonhap News on US Nuclear Weapons and Korea

By Robert A. Manning

Read full article here.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

POLITICO Playbook: Naz Durakoglu Joins Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab

By Atlantic Council

Naz Durakoglu is joining the Atlantic Council as senior fellow and strategist for the Council’s new open source and digital forensic research lab, @DFRLab.

Disinformation English

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

Shaffer in the Hill: Israel-Jordan Gas Trade Portends Brighter Future in Middle East

By Brenda Shaffer

Read full article here.

Energy & Environment Israel

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

Hruby in the Financial Times: Private Equity in Africa can Drive Gender Equality

By Aubrey Hruby

Read full article here.

Africa Economy & Business