About the Council

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

Mar 10, 2017

Slavin Moderates VOA’s Issues in the News on President Trump’s New Travel Ban, the Health Care Reform, WikiLeaks’ and the CIA, and North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 10, 2017

Cohen in the Huffington Post: How to Protect Hawaii from a North Korean Missile Attack

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here.

Korea Missile Defense

In the News

Mar 10, 2017

Cohen Joins One America News to Discuss US-Russia Relations

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Montanino Quoted by Sole24 Ore on EuroGrowth Initiative Task Force Report

By Andrea Montanino

Read the full article here.

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Radwan in the Hill: Yemen Raid and Airstrikes Put ‘Forgotten War’ Back in the Spotlight

By Tarek Radwan

Read the full article here.

Yemen

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

El-Gamal in USA Today: Fighting Extremism in Trump’s America: Column

By Jasmine El- Gamal

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In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Financial Times on US-Turkey Relations, ISIS, and Raqqa

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria Turkey

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Pham Joins i24 News to Discuss Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Watch the full interview here.

Somalia

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Washington Post on Russia’s Treaty Violations

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Mar 9, 2017

Aslund in the Hill: Is Trump Throwing Ukraine to the Kremlin Sharks?

By Anders Aslund

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Russia Ukraine