About the Council

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

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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

Sep 29, 2024

Ann-Sofie Dahl featured in Sveriges Radio on Mark Rutte

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On September 29, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl was featured in Sveriges Radio discussing Mark Rutte’s appointment as the new NATO Secretary General

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

Bozmoski on Bloomberg Balance of Power

By Atlantic Council

On September 27, 2024, Deputy Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center María Fernanda Bozmoski was interviewed on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power about Kamala Harris’s visit to the US-Mexico border. More about our expert

Elections
Latin America

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

CBDC tracker cited by Piero Cipollini, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, in a keynote speech on a digital euro

Read the full speech here

Digital Currencies
European Union

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

Shaffer joins Maritime Nation to discuss intersection of naval strategy and energy politics

By Brenda Shaffer

Defense Policy
Maritime Security

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on US proposed ban on Chinese smart car software

By Joseph Webster

China
Chinese

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

US ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics cited in South China Morning Post on ‘second China shock’

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China
Trade and tariffs

In the News

Sep 27, 2024

Yade interviewed by DW on Africa’s position in UN Security Council reform

By Atlantic Council

More about our expert

Africa
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi in South China Morning Post and The Week on deployment of USS Preble to Japan

On September 26, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in South China Morning Post and in The Week discussing the deployment of the USS Preble to Japan. He emphasized the US strategy of positioning its best weapons systems, like the Helios laser-equipped Preble, on the front lines. He highlighted that this show of […]

Defense Policy
Defense Technologies

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Russia Sanctions Database cited by Brookings on the economics of sanctions

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Russia

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics cited in CBS on the role of AI in election interference

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United States and Canada