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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

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Grigas in YaleGlobal Online: Empire by Other Means: Russia’s Strategy for the Twenty-First Century

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Stein in the American Interest: Donald Trump and the War for Raqqa

By Aaron Stein

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Middle East

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Ullman in the Daily Times: A Week to Remember

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Feb 2, 2017

The Atlantic features the Digital Forensic Research Lab on Russian hacking

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic features the Digital Forensic Research Lab on Russian hacking in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and what we can learn from it.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Burwell in RealClearWorld: Trump’s Travel Ban a Blow to the Atlantic Alliance

By Frances Burwell

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In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Castello-Catchot Quoted by La Vanguardia on Trump’s Diplomacy

By Carles Castelló-Catchot

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In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Handjani Quoted by Bloomberg on Trump’s Threats on Iran’s Missile Test

By Amir Ali Handjani

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Iran Missile Defense

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

The Financial Times features the Digital Forensic Research Lab on the escalation of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict

By Atlantic Council

The Financial Times features the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) on the escalation of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Wilson Quoted by Balkan Insight on Russia’s Growing Influence in the Balkans

By Damon Wilson

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Russia The Balkans

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Ward Quoted by the Huffington Post on US Yemen Raid

By Alexander Ward

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National Security Security & Defense