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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

Aug 24, 2016

Stein Quoted by Foreign Policy on the Timing of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 24, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Russia Feels the Sting of Olympic, Iranian Rebuffs

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran Russia

In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Washington Post on Turkey’s Migrant Deal with Europe after the Failed Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Piiparinen Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on President Duterte’s Popularity among Filipinos

By Anni Piiparinen

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In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Stein Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on Turkish Security Concerns

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Blanford in Christian Science Monitor: Why Peace Is Prevailing, For Now, in South Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford

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Middle East

In the News

Aug 23, 2016

Wilson Quoted by Deutsche Welle on US-Turkey Relations in Advance of Vice President Biden’s Visit

By Ross Wilson

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Pham Quoted by Maghreb Arab Press on Morocco’s Decision to Rejoin the African Union

By J. Peter Pham

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Morocco

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Russia’s No Western Democracy; That Doesn’t Make It Automatic Adversary

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Persian to Discuss Iran’s New Upstream Investment Contracts

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Iran