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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 6, 2017

Aslund Joins Bloomberg to Discuss US Foreign Policy and Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

Watch the full interview here .

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 5, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by Bloomberg on US Liquefied-Natural-Gas Exports

By Brenda Shaffer

Read full article here.

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 5, 2017

Stein Quoted by ARA News on the Status of the Syrian Kurds

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Mar 5, 2017

Vakhshouri Quoted by KNect365 on the Projected Increase in World Energy Consumption

By Sara Vakhshouri

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 5, 2017

Blanford in the Arab Weekly: Hezbollah, Israel Brace for All-Out Conflict

By Nicholas Blanford

Read the full article here.

Israel

In the News

Mar 4, 2017

Hellyer in the National: The West Had Different Relations with Muslims and Islam in the Past

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

In the News

Mar 3, 2017

Karatnycky Joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to Discuss US-Russia Relations and the White House

By Adrian Karatnycky

Watch full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2017

Polyakova Joins CBC News to US-Russia Relations and Ambassador Kislyak

By Alina Polyakova

Watch full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2017

Itani Quoted by the Associated Press on Syrian Conflict in Raqqa

By Faysal Itani

Syria

In the News

Mar 3, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss Sessions and Russia

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

Watch full interview here.

Russia