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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 2, 2016

Michel in Atlantisch Perspectief: Challenges Within and Outside the Alliance: An Appraisal of the Warsaw Summit

By Leo Michel

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 2, 2016

Sloan in Atlantisch Perspectief: Rearranging Deckchairs on the Titanic? NATO’s Warsaw Summit

By Stanley Sloan

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Thanks to Trump, We Will Remember Humayun Khan

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Itani Quoted by Bloomberg on the Importance of Aleppo to Government Forces in Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Donald Trump’s Twitterese May Be Misunderstood

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Defense One Features Graphic on Libya’s Fight Against ISIS Developed by the Atlantic Council

By Atlantic Council

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Libya

In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Eljarh Joins AudioBoom to Discuss the US Airstrikes in Libya Against ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Stein Quoted by Foreign Policy on Party Unity in Turkey Despite Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Herbst Quoted by Voice of America on Trump

By John Herbst

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In the News

Aug 1, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by the Washington Post on US Strikes in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya