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

May 20, 2016

Ullman in EpicTimes: Trump, Clinton, Sanders: A Game Show Voters Lose

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 19, 2016

Bryza Quoted by EA Daily on Press Freedom in Azerbaijan

By Matthew Bryza

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The Caucasus

In the News

May 19, 2016

Gramer featured in The Atlantic on Montenegro’s NATO Membership

By Robert Gramer

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 19, 2016

Riley and Eljarh Quoted by The Parliament Magazine on Gazprom Proposal

By Riley and Eljarh

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Energy & Environment

In the News

May 19, 2016

Riley and Eljarh Quoted by The Parliament Magazine on Gazprom Proposal

By Riley and Eljarh

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment

In the News

May 19, 2016

Riley and Eljarh Quoted by The Parliament Magazine on Gazprom Proposal

By Riley and Eljarh

Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment

In the News

May 19, 2016

Findings from Iraq Task Force Trip to Iraq Featured by Brookings

By Kenneth Pollack

Brookings features findings of Iraq Task Force trip to Iraq with Iraq Task Force members Kenneth Pollack and Michael Knights. Read the full article here.

Iraq

In the News

May 19, 2016

Pham Joins BBC World News to Discuss the Fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Nigeria

In the News

May 19, 2016

Hellyer Joins NPR to Discuss EgyptAir Plane Disappearance

By HA Hellyer

Listen to the full interview here.

North Africa

In the News

May 19, 2016

McFate in Washington Post: We Need an American Foreign Legion

By Sean McFate

Read the full article here.