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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo NBC to Discuss Brexit’s Financial Implications

By Carles Castello-Catchet

Watch the full video here.

Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Brzezinski Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Read his testimony here

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Bruton in the New York Times: It’s Bad in Eritrea, but Not That Bad

By Bronwyn Bruton

Read the full article here.

Eritrea

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Natali writes for Al Monitor about the difficulty of a tripartite division in Iraq

By Future of Iraq

Iraq Task Force Member Dr. Denise Natali writes for Al Monitor about current sectarian tensions and fragmentation in Iraq and the unlikeliness of a tripartite division. Read the full article here.

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Biberman in Political Violence at a Glance: Between Radicalization and Violence

By Atlantic Council

Non-Traditional Threats Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Bruton Quoted by the Eritrean Ministry of Information on the COI Eritrea Report

By Bronwyn Bruton

Read the full press release here.

Eritrea

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 23, 2016

Hellyer in The National: As Europe’s View Shrinks, We Must be Expansive

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Younis Quoted by Rudaw on the Boeing Iran Deal

By Nussaibah Younis

Read the full article here.

Iran

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 23, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by The Street on Brexit’s Effect on America

By Richard L. Morningstar

Read the full article here.

United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Braw in War on the Rocks: Norway’s Gender-Neutral Draft

By Elisabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

Northern Europe