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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 9, 2017

General Breedlove Testifies Before US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the United States, the Russian Federation, and the Challenges Ahead

By General Philip M. Breedlove

Watch the full hearing here.

Russia

In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Braw in the National Interest: Is NATO Really Ready for a War?

By Elisabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 9, 2017

Handjani Quoted by Bloomberg on Trump’s Stance on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

By Amir Ali Handjani

Read the full article here.

Iran

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Mezran Quoted by the Times on Russia and Libya

By Karim Mezran

Read full article here.

Libya Russia

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Nordenman in Defense News: Let’s bring NATO to Washington

By Magnus Nordenman

Read full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Herbst Quoted by Foreign Policy on New Russian Ambassador to the United States

By John E. Herbst

Read full article here.

Russia United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Herbst Quoted by USNI on Ukraine, Russia, and the United States

By John E. Herbst

Read full article here.

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Alyahya Joins the Hudson Institute to Discuss US Allies in the Middle East

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

Watch full interview here.

Middle East Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Gopalaswamy Quoted by AP on Impact of Visa Changes on US-India Relations

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Read full article here.

India

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Corman Quoted by Stars and Stripes on FBI’s Outsourcing for Cyber-security

By Joshua Corman

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense