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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

Jul 7, 2016

Burns and Jones Testify Before Senate Armed Services Committee on NATO, Russia, and European Security

By Atlantic Council

Read the testimony by Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns.

NATO Russia

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

al-Khoei for The Guardian: Iraq was Destined for Chaos – With or Without Britain’s Intervention

By Hayder al-Khoei

Read the full article here.

Iraq United Kingdom

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Istanbul Airport Attack

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Turkey

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Schechter in Cleveland Plain Dealer: What the Candidates Aren’t Telling Ohioans About the State’s Huge Economic Stake in Mexico

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Mexico

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Politico on Trump’s Syria Policy

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

Syria

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 6, 2016

Polyakova in the New York Times: Frexit? Dexit? Auxit? No Way. Britain Is Special.

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Younis Quoted by Time on Lasting Impacts of the Iraq Invasion

By Nussaibah Younis

Read the full article here.

Iraq

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 6, 2016

Burwell in Carnegie Europe: Is Brexit Good for NATO?

By Francis Burwell

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Pham Quoted by Maghreb Arabe Presse on Caroline Kennedy’s Video Message to the Algerian Regime

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Aslund Quoted by The Moscow Times on the Kremlin’s Targeting of Mikhail Prokhorov

By Anders Aslund

Read the full article here.

Russia