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 5, 2016

Hof Quoted by Business Insider on the Prospective Fall of Aleppo to Assad

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Filipino President’s Latest Comments on US-Philippine Relations

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Saldarriaga Jiménez Quoted by Voice of America on Defeated Colombian Peace Deal

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jimenez

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Colombia

In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Metzl Joins The Leonard Lopate Show to Discuss His Latest Novel

By Jamie Metzl

Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Linderman Quoted by Accent on the Georgian Government

By Laura Linderman

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The Caucasus

In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Pham Quoted by The National Interest on Private Aid Helping North Koreans

By J. Peter Pham

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Korea

In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Handjani in Reuters: Commentary: Putin’s Middle East Gamble is Paying Dividends

By Amir Handjani

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Russia

In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Natural Gas World Features Atlantic Council Event on The Future of Natural Gas

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by Voice of America on Suspended US-Russia Talks Over Syria

By Ian Brzezinski

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Russia Syria

In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Piiparinen Quoted by The Christian Science Monitor on Philippines President Deepening The Rift in US-Filipino Relations

By Anni Piiparinen

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