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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

Dec 20, 2016

Ashooh Joins AirTalk to Discuss How US Syria Policy May Change Under President Trump

By Jessica Ashooh

Listen to full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Dec 20, 2016

Stein Quoted by ABC News Radio on Tensions Between United States, Turkey, and Russia After Assassination of the Russian Ambassador

By Aaron Stein

Read full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Dec 20, 2016

Stein Quoted by Mic on US, Turkish, Russian Relations

By Aaron Stein

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Russia Turkey

In the News

Dec 20, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Joe Dunford’s Holiday Shopping List: 2016 Edition

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Dec 20, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Washington Post on the Assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Russia Turkey

In the News

Dec 20, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Massacre in Aleppo, Murder in Ankara and Berlin

By Barbara Slavin

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Germany Syria

In the News

Dec 19, 2016

Dow Jones Business News Features Atlantic Council Event with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Dec 19, 2016

Federal News Radio Features Atlantic Council Event with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Dec 19, 2016

Gedmin in the Weekly Standard: Five-Alarm Fire

By Jeffrey Gedmin

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In the News

Dec 19, 2016

Itani Quoted by Bloomberg on the UN Resolution on the Aleppo Evacuation

By Faysal Itani

Read the full article here.

Syria