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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

Sep 26, 2016

Alami in Al-Monitor: What’s Keeping Syria’s Rebel Forces from Consolidating their Power?

By Mona Alami

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Syria

In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Braw Joins Monocle 24 to Discuss Sweden Putting a Military Unit on Gotland

By Elizabeth Braw

Listen to the full discussion here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Arab Weekly on US and Russia’s Efforts to Salvage Syrian Ceasefire

By Faysal Itani

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Pham Quoted by Stars and Stripes on Terrorism in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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Africa

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Barno and Bensahel Quoted in The Washington Times on US Military Superiority

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Shaffer Interviewed by Simerini Newspaper on Energy Developments in the Eastern Mediterranian

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Hof Quoted by The Washington Post on Wishful Thinking on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Grigas Quoted By Newsweek on his new book, ” Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire”

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

Sep 24, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa: Clinton and Trump’s Agenda for Public Debt

By Andrea Montanino

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In the News

Sep 24, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Telegraph on Russian Support of Aleppo Takeover by Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Russia Syria