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

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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Latest in-depth research and reports


Report

Sep 23, 2025

The critical minerals boom is an opportunity to integrate public health into mining operations

By
Connor Gregory, Ciara M. Weets, and Rebecca Katz

Africa is central to the global push for cleaner energy, including the continent’s stocks of critical minerals that power green-energy technologies. But a race to extract more minerals poses public health risks, from the occupational hazards miners suffer to new disease outbreaks in mining camps. There’s a better course for investors and African governments.

Africa
Economy & Business


Report

Sep 23, 2025

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

By
Neil Ford

Limited access to electricity has long constrained both quality of life and economic growth across much of Africa. About 42 percent of the continent’s population still lives in homes without any access. While it is technically possible to rapidly increase African electrification rates through renewables, change on such a scale would require massive global investment that is not a realistic prospect in the foreseeable future. Africa’s untapped and associated gas reserves can provide part of the solution by supporting renewable energy in boosting electrification rates.

Africa
Energy & Environment


Issue Brief

Sep 22, 2025

A three-pillar strategy for US democracy assistance in Central and Eastern Europe

By
Stephen Nix and Megan Tamisiea

This paper is the first in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s “Future of Democracy Assistance” series, which analyzes the many complex challenges to democracy around the world and highlights actionable policies that promote democratic governance.

Central Europe
Democratic Transitions

Content

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Wilson Joins VOA Macedonia to Discuss NATO-Russia Relations

By Damon Wilson

Watch the full interview here.

NATO Russia

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Alyahya Quoted by Newsweek on the Execution of Saudi Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Kabir

By Mohammed Alyahya

Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Alyahya in New York Times: Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism

By Mohammed Alyahya

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Philippines President Duterte’s State Visist to China

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Wyne in the New York Times: The United States Shouldn’t Assume It Can Weather the Duterte Storm

By Ali Wyne

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Montanino Joins CCTV America to Discuss Prime Minister Renzi’s State Visit and Italy’s Economy

By Andrea Montanino

Watch the full interview here.

Italy

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Linderman Interviewed by VOA Georgia on Elections in Georgia

By Laura Linderman

Read the full article here.

The Caucasus

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Ward Joins Huffington Post Live to Discuss Foreign Policy and the 2016 Election

By Alexander Ward

Watch the full discussion here.

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Pentagon’s Virtuous Insurgency

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Morningstar and Koranyi Interviewed by Energy Post on Direct Relation Between Climate Change and Geopolitics

By Richard L. Morningstar & David Koranyi

Read the full interview here.