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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.

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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 7, 2017

Barno Quoted by the Hill on Trump’s Defense Secretary and National Security Advisor Picks

By David Barno

Read full article here.

National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Wilson Joins SiriusXM POTUS Channel to Discuss the Presidential Transition

By Damon Wilson

Damon Wilson

In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Slavin Moderates VOA’s Issues on the News on President-Elect Trump and the Intelligence Community

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Washington Post on US Policy Toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By J. Peter Pham

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In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Manning Joins NPR to Discuss Trump’s Potential Conflicts of Interest in Southeast Asia

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by Agence France-Presses on the Power Struggle in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Jan 6, 2017

Slavin Joins Voice of America News to Discuss Trump and US Intelligence

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to full interview here.

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Polyakova in World Policy Journal: The Great European Unraveling?

By Alina Polyakova

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In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Nimmo Joins Public Radio International to Discuss the Baltic States, Trump, and Putin

By Ben Nimmo

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NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Miller Quoted by Federal News Radio on the Trump Administration and the Structure of the National Security Council

By David C. Miller, Jr.

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National Security Security & Defense