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

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Content

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Gedmin in Foreign Policy: Don’t Gut America’s Voice and Turn It into Propaganda

By Jeffrey Gedmin

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In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Handjani in Reuters: Column: The Case for Exxon’s Rex Tillerson as Trump’s Secretary of State

By Amir Handjani

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In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Washington Post Cites Atlantic Council Report on Western Sanctions on Russia

By Atlantic Council Report

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In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Hellyer in International Business Times: Cairo Bombing: Isis Attacks All Egyptians and Islam When it Strikes Coptic Christians

By H. A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Polyakova Quoted by the Washington Post on Russia’s Relationship with Europe’s Far-Right

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Polyakova Quoted in International Business Times on Brexit as “An Opportunity for Moscow to Gain a Toehold”

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia United Kingdom

In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Ullman in the Financial Times: General Mattis Has Proved He Has a Powerful Intellect

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Pham Quoted by L’Opinion.ma on Morocco’s Migrant Policy

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Gopalaswamy Quoted by CNBC on the Possible Alignment of Pakistan with China and Russia

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

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Pakistan

In the News

Dec 14, 2016

Hof and Itani Quoted by Business Insider on Assad’s Victory in Aleppo and the Likelihood of More War

By Frederic C. Hof and Faysal Itani

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Syria