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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

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Content

In the News

Jan 29, 2017

LeBaron and Ashooh in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges Must Find Ways to Serve Students Shut Out by the Ban

By Richard LeBaron and Jessica Ashooh

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jan 29, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by La Presse on Links between France’s National Front and Russia

By Alina Polyakova

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France Russia

In the News

Jan 29, 2017

Handjani Joins Bloomberg to Discuss President Trump’s Visa Order

By Amir Handjani

Watch full interview here.

Middle East National Security

In the News

Jan 28, 2017

Pham Quoted by Morocco World News on King Mohammed VI’s Historic Visit to Ethiopia

By J. Peter Pham

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Ethiopia Morocco

In the News

Jan 28, 2017

Hall Hall Quoted by the Scotsman on Trump’s NATO Rhetoric

By Alexandra Hall Hall

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 28, 2017

Pavel Quoted by BuzzFeed News on Trump’s Strategy for ISIS

By Barry Pavel

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In the News

Jan 28, 2017

Hellyer in the Globe and Mail: Trump’s ‘Vetting’ Just Made the World Less Free – and Less Safe

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Jan 28, 2017

Handjani Joins Bloomberg to Discuss President Trump’s Visa Ban from the Perspective of the Middle East

By Amir Handjani

Watch full interview here.

Middle East

In the News

Jan 27, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Bloomberg’s El Financiero to Discuss US-Mexico Relations

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Mexico

In the News

Jan 27, 2017

Slavin Hosts VOA’s Issues in the News on Trump’s Executive Orders and US-Mexico Relations

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full program here.

Mexico