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

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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

Jul 20, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on Middle East Reaction to Turkey Coup

By H.A. Hellyer

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Middle East Turkey

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 20, 2016

Riley in The Institute for Statecraft: Delivering Brexit: Analyzing Risks and Opportunities

By Alan Riley

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In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Stein in War on the Rocks: Inside a Failed Coup and Turkey’s Fragmented Military

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Weiss Quoted by Agence France-Presse on the Fight Against ISIS

By Michael Weiss

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In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss US Reactions to the Nice Attack

By Evelyn Farkas

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France

In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Lightfoot in The Cipher Brief: High Stakes

By Jeff Lightfoot

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France

In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Younis in MarketWatch: We’ve Learned the Wrong Lesson from the Iraq War: Never Intervene

By Nussaibah Younis

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Iraq

In the News

Jul 19, 2016

Bryza, Stein Quoted by Business Insider on Loyalty Split Within Turkish Military

By Bryza and Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 19, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Daily Beast on the Attempted Turkey Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 19, 2016

Stein in War on the Rocks: Talking Turkey’s Coup: Erdogan, a Fractured Military, and the Gulen Movement

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey