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

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 10, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: How to Avoid War With Russia

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

Oct 9, 2016

Rosenblum in The Cipher Brief: Homeland Intelligence: The Unique Community Within the Community

By Todd Rosenblum

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In the News

Oct 9, 2016

Manning in The National Interest: What’s Wrong With Both Sides of the North Korea Debate

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Persian to Discuss Iran’s Yaran Oilfield and the first Upstream Investment Agreement Under IPC Terms with a Domestic Firm

By Sara Vakhshouri

Watch the full interview here.

Iran

In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Healey Quoted by Agence France-Presse on US Accusations Against Russia for Cyber Attacks

By Jason Healey

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Russia

In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Cohen in Huffington Post: Putin’s Challenge for the Next US President

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa: How the United States and Europe Should Manage Globalization

By Andrea Montanino

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In the News

Oct 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Maghreb Arabe Presse on Elections in Morocco

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Foreign Policy on A Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia

By Jason Marczak

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Colombia

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Farkas Joins Steele & Ungar to Discuss How ‘Safe Zones’ Can Be Created In Syria And What That Would Require

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full interview here.

Syria