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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.

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Content

Emerging Defense Challenges

Feb 1, 2017

Grundman Quoted by Inside Defense on Defense Contractors and the Trump Administration

By Steven Grundman

Read full article here.

Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 1, 2017

General Petraeus Testifies Before House Committee on Armed Services on the State of the World: National Security Threats and Challenges

By General David H. Petraeus

Watch the full hearing here.

In the News

Feb 1, 2017

Hellyer in The National: Donald Trump’s Bans Embeds a New Normal

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Feb 1, 2017

Corman Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on Russia’s Cyber Attacks

By Joshua Corman

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 1, 2017

Brannen Joins Background Briefing to Discuss the Trump White House

By Kate Brannen

Listen to full interview here.

In the News

Jan 31, 2017

Atlantic Council Call on US-Mexico Relations Highlighted in POLITICO’s Morning Trade

By Atlantic Council

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Mexico

In the News

Jan 31, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by Al Arabiya on the Trump-Sisi Phone Call

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Jan 31, 2017

Pham Quoted by MAP Express on Morocco’s Decision to Rejoin the African Union

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Jan 31, 2017

Pham Joins Voice of America to Discuss Morocco’s Decision to Rejoin the African Union

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full interview here.

Morocco

In the News

Jan 31, 2017

Burwell Quoted by CNN on the Trump Administration’s Relationship with Europe

By Nicole Gaouette

Read the full article here.