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 8, 2016

Cohen in Huffington Post: Putin’s Challenge for the Next US President

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa: How the United States and Europe Should Manage Globalization

By Andrea Montanino

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In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Maghreb Arabe Presse on Elections in Morocco

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Foreign Policy on A Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia

By Jason Marczak

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Colombia

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Farkas Joins Steele & Ungar to Discuss How ‘Safe Zones’ Can Be Created In Syria And What That Would Require

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

McFate Joins BBC to Discuss the Role of Mercenaries From Yemen to Syria

By Sean McFate

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Syria Yemen

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Slavin Joins VOA News to Discuss the Battle Over Aleppo and the US-Russian Stalemate in Solving the Syrian Crisis, the Vice Presidential Debate, and Another NSA Contractor Being Charged With Theft of Classified Material

By Barbara Slavin

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Russia Syria

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

VOA Macedonia Covers Atlantic Council Conference on Europe After Brexit

By Atlantic Council

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The Balkans

In the News

Oct 6, 2016

Corman Quoted by Newsweek on the Possibility of ISIS Hackers Targeting Hospitals

By Joshua Corman

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In the News

Oct 6, 2016

Braw in The Riga Conference: Build Them a House (and a Tank Ramp): How the Baltic Sea States are Accommodating NATO Troops

By Elisabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense