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.

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Content

In the News

Sep 3, 2024

Irdi featured in News18 on India’s aspirations to become a global power

By Beniamino Irdi

On September 3, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Beniamino Irdi was featured in News18 discussing India’s attempts to achieve truly global influence.

India
Indo-Pacific

In the News

Sep 3, 2024

Rich Outzen joins WION News to talk about Israel’s strategic dilemma in Gaza and Lebanon

Conflict
Israel

In the News

Sep 2, 2024

Yevgeniya Gaber joins Al-Monitor to discuss the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Turkey, the prospects for trade and economic cooperation and the impact of the Russian invasion on Turkish-Ukrainian relations

Conflict
Eastern Europe

In the News

Sep 1, 2024

Damon joins CNN to discuss humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Human Rights

In the News

Sep 1, 2024

Lipner joins DW News to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Israel

In the News

Aug 31, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker cited by Modern Diplomacy on the challenges confronting the CBDC implementation process in developing countries

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Digital Currencies
Financial Regulation

In the News

Aug 30, 2024

McDowell quoted by the Financial Times on the international use of the Chinese renminbi

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China
Macroeconomics

In the News

Aug 30, 2024

Nikoladze featured in NPR’s Morning Edition on seized Russian luxury yachts

Listen to the full segment here

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Russia

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Yade in Le Monde: “Jeux paralympiques : « On aimerait que Paris gagne la médaille de l’accessibilité ! »”

By Atlantic Council

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France
Human Rights

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Lipsky quoted by the Brookings Institution on de-dollarization and future of payments technology

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Macroeconomics