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

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Jul 29, 2016

Gedmin in the American Interest: Trump’s Know-Nothing Foreign Policy

By Jeffrey Gedmin

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jul 29, 2016

Slavin Joins Voice of America to Discuss the Democratic National Convention

By Barbara Slavin

In the News

Jul 29, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Yedioth Ahronoth on Natural Gas Exports

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jul 29, 2016

Arslan Joins Voice of America to Discuss the Implications of Turkey’s Failed Coup

By Defne Arslan

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Russia Remarks

By Evelyn Farkas

Watch the full interview here.

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 28, 2016

French Leadership in a Post-Brexit World Featured by Bloomberg

By Atlantic Council

Read the full article here.

France

In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Haring Joins Voice of America to Discuss Press Freedom in Ukraine, the Murder of Journalist Pavel Sheremet, and the Need to Increase International Broadcasting Assistance to Ukraine

By Melinda Haring

Watch the full interview here.

Ukraine

In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Nordenman in Aviation Week: Why Trump Is Wrong On NATO

By Magnus Nordenman

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Lightfoot Quoted by The Cipher Brief on France’s State of Emergency

By Jeff Lightfoot

Read the full article here.

France

Future of Iraq Taskforce

Jul 28, 2016

Younis Joins NPR to Discuss the Lessons We Have Learned from the Iraq War

By Nussaibah Younis

Iraq