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.

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Content

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Gold Quoted by Telegraph on the Possibility of an ISIS Attack on Israel’s Southern Border

By Zack Gold

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Israel

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Slavin Quoted by World Economic Forum on the US in the Years Since 9/11

By Barbara Slavin

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United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Itani in War on the Rocks: What I Got Wrong About Assad’s Military Prospects

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss North Korea’s Nuclear Test

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Cohen Joins Sky News Arabiya to Discuss the US-Russia Accord for Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Farkas Joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to Discuss the US Presidential Election and the Trump-Putin Dynamic

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Cohen in VOA Russia: The Case of Vladimir Luzgin

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Latest Developments in North Korea’s Nuclear Program

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Ward Quoted by Al Jazeera on National Security and the US Presidential Election

By Alex Ward

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In the News

Sep 9, 2016

Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire by Grigas Reviewed in New York Review of Books

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia