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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

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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 26, 2024

Russia Sanctions Database cited by Brookings on the economics of sanctions

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Russia

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics cited in CBS on the role of AI in election interference

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United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Chilton in Air & Space Forces Magazine on advancing US counterspace capabilities

By Atlantic Council

On September 18, Forward Defense distinguished fellow General Kevin Chilton, USAF (ret.) spoke with Air & Space Forces Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Tobias Naegele about the need for the United States to develop advanced counterspace capabilities. During the recorded conversation, Chilton argued that these capabilities are necessary in order to pose a credible threat to adversary space […]

Defense Technologies Missile Defense

In the News

Sep 26, 2024

Charai in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Lebanon: A Country Held Hostage by Hizbullah, in Desperate Need of Liberation

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on US maritime capabilities in addressing Houthi threats

By Brenda Shaffer

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Shaffer in RealClearEnergy: Fracking and the election: it’s not about Pennsylvania

By Brenda Shaffer

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Tobin joins Radio Free Asia to discuss saturation of Chinese EV market

By William Tobin

China Chinese

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Dakota Cary’s research in WIRED on Chinese hacking competitions

Did Chinese college students conduct a government-backed cyberattack on a real world target?

China Cybersecurity

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Wechsler joins Scripps News to discuss Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah

By Atlantic Council

Israel Lebanon

In the News

Sep 24, 2024

Michel in Hufvudsbladet on what a second Trump term would mean for Finland

By Leo Michel

On September 24, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Leo Michel was interviewed in Hufvudsbladet on the potential impact that a second Trump term would have on transatlantic cooperation.

NATO Northern Europe