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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

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Slavin in Voice of America: Islamic Republic of Iran Loses a Pillar and a Pragmatist in Rafsanjani

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Slavin in Al-Monitor: Iran Loses Flawed Champion of Renewed Ties with US

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Ward in The Strategy Bridge: While Critics Wept: #Reviewing While America Slept

By Alexander Ward

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In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Ullman in United Press International: Resistance to Change Will Make for Short Honeymoon for Trump

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Lindsay in Clean Technica: On the Move – Disruptive Transportation Models of the Future

By Greg Lindsay

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Energy & Environment

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

National Defense Magazine Quotes Atlantic Council Report “The Future of the Army” on US Defense Industry

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Burrows Quoted by Financial Times on Donald Trump and Future of US Alliances

By Mathew J. Burrows

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China Russia

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

Wyne in the National Interest: Did the United States Really Win the Cold War?

By Ali Wyne

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Russia

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

LeBaron Quoted by the Arab Weekly on Trump’s Middle East Strategy

By Richard LeBaron

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Middle East

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

Slavin Quoted by the Washington Post on Iran the Passing of Former President Rafsanjani

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran