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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

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

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Saab in the American Interest: A Gulf in the Gulf?

By Bilal Y. Saab

The United States has maintained a robust military presence in the Gulf since the days following the 1977 Carter Doctrine, a presence that assumed its current shape more or less in the wake of the 1990–91 Gulf War. Successive U.S. administrations have preserved that presence primarily for twin strategic purposes: to prevent another regional war […]

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Saab in Foreign Affairs: Can Mohamed bin Salman Reshape Saudi Arabia?

By Bilal Y. Saab

His command of the issues was solid, his delivery even better. His body language signaled confidence, even though he was the youngest and least experienced person in the room. He had charisma. But most important of all, he made a more powerful case for his country than any Saudi official had done before. Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Ullman in the Daily Times: Donald: Please Listen

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Vajdich in the National Interest: How Trump Should Dismantle the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Daniel Vajdich

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Iran

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by the Houston Chronicle on Tillerson and US-Russia Relations

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Vajdich Quoted by the Hill on Trump’s Perspective on Assange

By Daniel Vajdich

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In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Herbst Quoted by ThinkProgress on Russia’s Financing of Western Far-Right Parties

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Slavin in Voice of America: Turkey Needs Solutions, Not Scapegoats

By Barbara Slavin

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Turkey

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Hellyer in The National: The Separation of Church and State Isn’t Always Clean

By H.A. Hellyer

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