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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.

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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 21, 2017

Slavin in Al-Monitor: Will New Travel Ban Impede Iran-US Athletic Competition?

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Feb 21, 2017

Stein Quoted in DPA International on Trump’s Strategy Plans for Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Syria

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Ullman in UPI: Spiraling Internal Costs Threaten to Make U.S. Military a ‘Hollow Force’

By Harlan Ullman

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Defense Industry National Security

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Abdo in the National Interest: Why Iran’s Shia Threat Is Very Real for Faraway Egyptians

By Geneive Abdo

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Iran North Africa

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: In Syria, Turkey Finds Itself Boxed in: What’s Next?

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Vershbow Joins Bloomberg to Discuss the Future of US-Russia Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Herbst Joins CBS News to Discuss Peace Plans for Ukraine and Russia

By John E. Herbst

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Cohen in the Hill: Trump’s Trials: Iran and North Korea

By Ariel Cohen

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Iran Korea

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Daniels Quoted by the Arab Weekly on President Trump’s Middle East Policies

By Owen Daniels

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Middle East

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Pham Quoted by Politico on New Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

By J. Peter Pham

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Somalia