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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

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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

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Joins VOA Russia to Discuss US Military Assistance to Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Naftogas-Gazprom Case

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Saab Quoted by Foreign Policy on Saudi Arabia Hiring Former Trump Advisers

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Quoted by the Washington Post on Jared Kushner’s Investigation

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

Future of Iraq Taskforce

May 31, 2017

Atlantic Council’s Iraq Task Force Report Featured by the United States Institute of Peace

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 31, 2017

Hellyer in the National: We Need a New Understanding of the Social Contract Between Arabs

By H.A. Hellyer

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Middle East

In the News

May 31, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in Roll Call on Trumps ‘Total Authorization’ to Military

By Christine Wormuth

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In the News

May 31, 2017

Marczak Quoted by the Boston Globe on the Effect of Trump’s Cuba Rollback

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba

In the News

May 31, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by Politico Europe on the Paris Agreement

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

May 31, 2017

Manning Quoted by the Washington Post on Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam’s Visit

By Robert Manning

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