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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

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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 16, 2016

Burrows in The Cipher Brief: Trump vs. CIA: Leaving Adversaries Mystified?

By Mathew Burrows

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In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Albright and Hadley Join the Diane Rehm Show to Discuss US Foreign Policy in the Middle East

By Madeleine Albright and Stephen Hadley

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In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Jewish News Service on Netanyahu’s Visit to Azerbaijan and its Long History of Tolerance and Secularism that Underlies its Warm Relations With Israel

By Brenda Shaffer

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Israel The Caucasus

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Aslund in Project Syndicate: Putin’s Economic Gamble Could Run Out of Fuel

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss US-Russia Relations and President-Elect Trump

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Cohen Quoted by Forbes on Rex Tillerson As Trump’s Secretary Of State

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Ward Quoted by Voice of America on Tillerson and Geopolitical Challenges in Asia

By Alex Ward

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Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Putin’s Role in Russian Interference in the US Election

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Stern in The Hill: How Can Trump Keep His Promise on Jobs? Prepare Us For the Digital Age.

By Paula Stern

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In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted in The Times of Israel on Netanyahu’s Trip to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

By Brenda Shaffer

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Central Asia Israel