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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 5, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Crisis in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: Donald Trump’s Campaign Mobilizing Anger, Hatred Against Status Quo

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Piiparinen Quoted by The Christian Science Monitor on Obama’s Potential Meeting with Duterte

By Anni Piiparinen

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In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by The Telegraph on the British Peers and Priests that Met with Assad

By H.A. Hellyer

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Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

al-Kattan in War on the Rocks: Decisive Military Defections in Syria: A Case of Wishful Thinking

By Rashad al-Kattan

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Syria

In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Hussein Joins Estonian TV to Discuss U.S.- Turkey Relations

By Bina Hussein

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Turkey

In the News

Sep 4, 2016

Hof Quoted by the New York Times on the Lack of Discussion of Syria in the Presidential Election

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Sep 3, 2016

The National Covers Atlantic Council Event on Youth in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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The Gulf

In the News

Sep 3, 2016

Dupont Quoted by the New York Times on Obama’s Trip to Asia

By Alan Dupont

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China

In the News

Sep 3, 2016

Herbst Quoted by CNN on the Death of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov

By John Herbst

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