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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

Feb 27, 2017

Marczak Joins CGTN America to Discuss Trump’s Policy Toward Mexico

By Jason Marczak

Watch the full interview here.

Mexico

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Vershbow Quoted by the Cipher Brief on the Future of Transatlantic Defense

By Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow

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In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Corman Quoted by Fifth Domain Cyber on US Cyber Security

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Ahmad in the National Interest: Will President Trump End the ‘Total Disaster’ War in Afghanistan?

By Javid Ahmad

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Afghanistan

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Gold Quoted by the New York Times on ISIS in Iraq and Syria

By Zack Gold

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Iraq Syria

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Arrest of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima

By Jamie Metzl

Watch full interview here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Manning in the Global Times: Lessons Learnt from Populist Nationalism

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Kroenig Joins MSNBC to Discuss the U.S. Nuclear Strategy

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full interview here.

National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 26, 2017

Blanford in the Arab Weekly: Trump Set to Zero in on Hezbollah in Bid to Curb Iran

By Nicholas Blanford

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Iran

Future of Iraq Taskforce

Feb 25, 2017

Younis Quoted by Politico on the Iraqi Reaction to President Trump’s Executive Order on Border Control

By Nussaibah Younis

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Iraq