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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.

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Content

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Burrows Quoted by Financial Times on Donald Trump and Future of US Alliances

By Mathew J. Burrows

Read full article here.

China Russia

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

Wyne in the National Interest: Did the United States Really Win the Cold War?

By Ali Wyne

Read full article here.

Russia

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

LeBaron Quoted by the Arab Weekly on Trump’s Middle East Strategy

By Richard LeBaron

Read full article here.

Middle East

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

Slavin Quoted by the Washington Post on Iran the Passing of Former President Rafsanjani

By Barbara Slavin

Read full article here.

Iran

In the News

Jan 8, 2017

Nordenman Quoted by Defense News on the Emerging Alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jan 7, 2017

Stein Quoted by the Washington Post on Syrian Conflict

By Aaron Stein

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Syria United States and Canada

In the News

Jan 7, 2017

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

By David Barno

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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

Read the full article here.