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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

Jul 21, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Huffington Post on the Long Term Impacts of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purges

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Hellyer in The National: In the West, the Hijab Debate Kicks Up a Storm

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Al Jazeera on Western Forces in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Stein Quoted by Financial Times on Prioritization of Threats in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Sloan Quoted by Foreign Policy on Trump’s NATO Comments

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

McGrath in Foreign Policy: What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag Movement

By Chloe McGrath

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South & Central Africa

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 21, 2016

Gedmin in Fox News: Europe in Crisis: After Turkey, Nice and Brexit… Can Germany Lead the Way?

By Jeffrey Gedmin

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France Germany

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Politico on NATO’s Progress Following Warsaw Summit

By Evelyn Farkas

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Manning in Foreign Policy: How to Explain Xi Jinping’s Mounting Foreign-Policy Failures

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Politico on Hillary Clinton’s Potential Vice Presidential Selection

By Evelyn Farkas

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