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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.
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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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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.
In the News
Dec 17, 2020
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center partners with LEADERS Magazine to dedicate an entire issue to resilience
For its Fall/Winter issue of 2020, LEADERS Magazine, asked the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to produce an issue dedicated to resilience. The Resilience Issue assembles a broad range of global thought leaders and experts who are currently tackling the challenges and crises facing the world from different perspectives.
Insights & Impact
Mar 3, 2020
Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus
By
Atlantic Council
On February 11, 2020 the DFRLab hosted "Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus," a timely series of panels on the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of Coronavirus, and how misinformation about the crisis may influence its impact.
Program Impact Story
Feb 6, 2020
US energy priorities abroad: A conversation with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette
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Global Energy Center
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the Atlantic Council hosted newly appointed US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a public address and moderated discussion about US government energy priorities abroad.
Latest commentary and analysis
UkraineAlert
Jun 30, 2026
Ukraine’s blockade of Crimea puts Putin’s greatest victory under threat
By
Peter Dickinson
Crimea has long been seen as Vladimir Putin’s greatest victory, but Ukraine's drone blockade is now turning the Russian-occupied peninsula into an embarrassing symbol of imperial overreach, writes Peter Dickinson.
UkraineAlert
Jun 30, 2026
Banning Russian soldiers from the EU is a common sense security measure
By
Elena Davlikanova, Tatiana Vorozhko
Supporters of the current proposal to ban Russian military personnel from the EU see it as a common sense security measure in response to the Kremlin's escalating hybrid war against Europe, write Elena Davlikanova and Tatiana Vorozhko.
EconoGraphics
Jun 30, 2026
The five stages of a USMCA shakeup
By
Madeline Chalecki
While the agreement may survive at the end of negotiations, years of uncertainty, tariffs, and prolonged talks could reshape North American trade.
Latest in-depth research and reports
Report
Jul 1, 2026
How NATO is facing mounting cybersecurity challenges
By
G. Alexander Crowther
NATO's cyber defenses boast strong policy and training, but uneven capabilities and rising state threats will continue to pose major challenges.
Report
Jul 1, 2026
Alliance evolving: The Ankara Summit and NATO Readiness
By
Atlantic Council Turkey Program
As allies gather in Ankara for the 2026 NATO Summit, the seventh issue of the Defense Journal examines the issues at the forefront of the allied agenda.
Report
Jul 1, 2026
Fighting a land war in the digital age: How armies must reinvent themselves—or be destroyed by those that do
By
Yavuz Türkgenci
Armies that fight the next war with last century's doctrine will lose it. AI targeting, drone swarms, and algorithmic command have already arrived on the battlefield.


