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

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 11, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Financial Times on the Attacks in Istanbul

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Dec 11, 2016

Daniels Quoted by the Arab Weekly on Retired General James Mattis, US President-Elect Don­ald Trump’s Nominee for Secretary of Defense

By Owen Daniels

Read the full article here.

In the News

Dec 11, 2016

Daniels Quoted by the Arab Weekly on Former General James Mat­tis

By Owen Daniels

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In the News

Dec 11, 2016

Wall Street Journal Features Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Dec 10, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss What the Vote to Impeach President Park Means for South Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Forbes Highlights Atlantic Council Report, A Path to US Leadership in the Asia-Pacific

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Grigas Quoted by Foreign Policy on Lithuania’s Perspective on the Trump Administration

By Agnia Grigas

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Northern Europe

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Stern in the Hill: Trump Should Use TPP as Playbook for NAFTA Renegotiation — Really

By Paula Stern

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Shaffer in the Hill: Meeting of Oil Producing Nations Potentially Historic

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Slavin Hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News on the Trump Transition and the Decline in US Life Expectancy

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full show here.