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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Pintak in The New Arab: Islamophobia After Trump

By Lawrence Pintak

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: P/E Not Putin Is The Immediate Danger

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Nimmo Quoted by Express on Putin’s Warship Launch to Baltic Sea

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Daniels Joins Rudaw English to Discuss the Future of Mosul

By Owen Daniels

Watch the full interview here.

Iraq

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

The Washington Free Beacon features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

By Atlantic Council

The Washington Free Beacon cites a DFRLab report analyzing the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Stein Quoted by International Business Times on Co-Mayors of Diyarbakir Arrest

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Lilley in War on the Rocks: Is the Coalition Fighting Al-Shabaab Falling Apart?

By Kelsey Lilley

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Czuperski Quoted by Daily Mail on the Seriousness of Russian Hacking

By Maksymilian Czuperski

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Nordenman in Defense One: Washington is Quietly Reinforcing Europe’s Northern Flank

By Magnus Nordenman

Read the full article here.

Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Alami in The New Arab: Retreat and Resurgence: IS’s Never-ending Cycle Unfolds in Mosul

By Mona Alami

Read the full article here.

Iraq