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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 5, 2017

Woods Quoted by Bloomberg on Trump and the Intelligence Community

By Beau Woods

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In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Corman Quoted by CNN on Hackable Devices

By Joshua Corman

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In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Polyakova Joins BBC World News to Discuss the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

By Alina Polyakova

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Polyakova and Woods Quoted by the Cipher Brief on US Intel Leaders and Russian Hacking

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Saab Quoted by the Huffington Post on Trump Administration Policy in the Middle East

By Bilal Y. Saab

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In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Pham Joins Secure Freedom Radio to Discuss Boko Haram, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

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East Africa

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Sino-Russian Strategic Energy Ties Issue Brief Featured in Xinhua Silk Road Database

By Atlantic Council

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China

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

LeBaron Quoted by Al-Monitor on US Gulf Allies, Trump, and the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Richard LeBaron

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Middle East

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: Will Trump Risk Trade War with China or Seek Reciprocity?

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Burwell in the Telegraph: Europeans Can’t Afford to Laugh at Russia’s US Election Hacking. They Are in the Firing Line Too

By Fran Burwell

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Russia