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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 9, 2016

Burrows in the National Interest: Trump Has a Chance to Narrow Differences with Russia

By Mathew Burrows

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Russia

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Pham Quoted by L’Opinion.ma on Morocco’s Relationship with the United States and Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Dec 9, 2016

Polyakova Quoted by the Atlantic on the Relationship Between Europe’s Far Right and Putin’s Russia

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Hof Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on the Trump Administration’s Policy on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Implications on Donald Trump’s Phone Call with the President of Taiwan

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Aslund Speaks at CATO Institute Event on Russia Twenty-Five Years after the Fall of the Soviet Union

By Anders Aslund

Read more about the event here.

Russia

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Herbst Quoted by S&P Global on Trump Administration and Russian Sanctions

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Zichal Quoted by Bloomberg BNA on Future of EPA Policies

By Heather Zichal

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In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Business Daily on Forging Closer Ties with African Allies

By J. Peter Pham

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Africa

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Pintak in Foreign Policy: An Idiot’s Guide to Islam in America

By Lawrence Pintak

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