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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Pham Quoted by Fair Observer on Morocco’s King Mohammed VI’s Remarks

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Africa Indo-Pacific

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Forbes Features Atlantic Council Discussion on Venezuela

By Atlantic Council

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Venezuela

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Hellyer Featured in The National on The Imperfect Nature of the UK’s Libya Report

By H A Hellyer

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Libya

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Oil & Gas Journal Features Atlantic Council Event on Portugal

By Atlantic Council

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Hof Quoted by Los Angeles Times on Why the Syria Ceasefire Won’t Work

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by France 24 on Oil Field Seizures by Libyan General

By Mohamed Eljarh

Watch full interview here.

Libya

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Cunningham, Khalilzad, Petraeus Join The National Interest Feature: Forging an Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Afghanistan

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Ullman in The Financial Times: Political Differences Delay Vital Redevelopment

By Harlan Ullman

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United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Stein Testifies Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Turkey After the July Coup Attempt

By Aaron Stein

Read the full testimony here.

Turkey

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Hof Quoted by Business Insider on How the US-Russia Syria Deal Could Affect Assad

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria