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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.

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 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins The Lars Larson Show to Discuss US Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 24, 2017

Manning in the National: Trump Must Remember that Words Still Carry Weight

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jan 24, 2017

Hellyer in International Business Times: Six Years Since Egypt’s 25 January Uprising, the West Can Learn from Mistakes of the Arab Spring

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Brzezinski Quoted by Express on the Trump Administration’s Relationship with Europe and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Ullman in UPI: 2017 Will Be the Year of ‘No World Order’

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Mezran and Miller in Real Clear World: A New Policy for North Africa in the Trump Era?

By Karim Mezran and Elissa Miller

Read full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Itani Quoted by Bloomberg on Syrian Peace Talks

By Faysal Itani

Read full article here.

Iran Russia

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Bruton Quoted by the New York Times on State of South Sudan

By Bronwyn Bruton

Read the full article here.

East Africa

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Slavin in Voice of America: This Is What Democracy Looks Like

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here.

Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 23, 2017

Pham Quoted by MiGazin on the Trump Administration’s Africa Policy

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.