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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.

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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

May 31, 2016

The Hill Features Deputy Secretary Work’s Remarks at 2016 Global Strategy Forum

By Atlantic Council

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Missile Defense Security & Defense

In the News

May 31, 2016

Ward in War on the Rocks: “America Alone”: Trump’s Unilateralist Foreign Policy

By Alex Ward

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 31, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Reuters on Latin America’s Pacific Trade Bloc

By Jason Marczak

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Latin America

In the News

May 31, 2016

Slavin in Al-Monitor: Iran’s ‘marriage of convenience’ with Taliban

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 30, 2016

Polyakova in The American Interest: Playing with Fire: Austria’s Presidential Elections

By Alina Polyakova

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In the News

May 30, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Presidential Campaign Would Make Absurd Blockbuster

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

May 30, 2016

Itani Quoted by the Associated Press on the state of ISIS in Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Syria

In the News

May 30, 2016

Taylor and Stein in War on the Rocks: Revisiting Train-And-Equip in Syria to Clear the Manbij Pocket

By Taylor and Stein

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Syria

In the News

May 30, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Forbes on Latin America’s Pacific Alliance

By Jason Marczak

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Latin America

In the News

May 30, 2016

Alami Writes for Asharq Alawsat on Hezbollah’s Popular Base during Lebanon’s Municipal Election

By Mona Alami

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Middle East