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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

May 9, 2016

Corrigan Quoted by the Washington Examiner on Oil Prices

By Thomas Corrigan

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Energy & Environment

In the News

May 9, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Washington Post on Saudi Arabia’s New Oil Minister

By Jean-Francois Seznec

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 9, 2016

Aslund in Project Syndicate: Russia’s Gloomy Prospects

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

May 9, 2016

Slavin in Al Monitor: US Officials Circle Globe to Explain Iran Policy but Fail to Persuade

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

May 9, 2016

Stein Quoted by Daily Beast on ISIS Attacks in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

May 9, 2016

Pham Quoted by Daily Post on US Assistance to Nigeria in the Fight against Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

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Nigeria

In the News

May 9, 2016

Ullman in UPI: How to Avert a Real US-Russia Crisis

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

May 9, 2016

McFate Interviewed by Task & Purpose on “Shadow War”

By Sean McFate

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In the News

May 8, 2016

Remarks by Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at 2016 Distinguished Leadership Awards Featured by the BBC

By Atlantic Council

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 8, 2016

Ambassador Khalilzad Interviewed by The Hindu US Policy in the Middle East and US Presidential Elections

By Atlantic Council

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Afghanistan Middle East