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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Time for a Reset in China-US Relations

By Robert A. Manning

Read full article here.

China

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Blanford in the Arab Weekly: Israel Boosts Missile Defences Against Hezbollah

By Nicholas Blanford

Read the full article here.

Israel

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Hof Joins Ben-Meir’s On the Issues to Discuss Policy Options and What’s Next for Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Listen to full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: What the United States Should Do About Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

In the News

Feb 18, 2017

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on US-Russia Relations

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Feb 18, 2017

LeBaron in Mainichi Shimbun: US Israel Summit Meeting

By Richard LeBaron

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Israel

In the News

Feb 18, 2017

Khoury Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss the Trump Administration’s Moscow Problem

By Nabeel Khoury

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Feb 17, 2017

Stein Joins the Council on Foreign Relations to Discuss the US Approach to Northern Syria

By Aaron Stein

Listen to full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Feb 17, 2017

Stein in the Council on Foreign Relations: Reconciling U.S.-Turkish Interests in Northern Syria

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

Feb 17, 2017

AlAgeli Joins BBC to Discuss the Return of a Military Leader in Libya

By Abdul Rahman AlAgeli

Listen to the full interview here.

Libya