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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

Mar 29, 2016

Cole’s “Ghost Fleet” Reviewed by CIA’s “Intelligence in Public Media”

By August Cole

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China Russia

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Hellyer Joins BBC News to Discuss the Hijacking of an EgyptAir Plane

By H. A. Hellyer

North Africa

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Pollack writes for the Brookings Institution on the Political and Economic Developments in Iraq

By Future of Iraq Task Force Member Kenneth Pollack

Iraq Task Force Member Kenneth Pollack discusses the problems facing Iraq’s Prime Minister as he attempts to implement reforms, and how governmental weakness gives rise to political infighting. The infighting then further destabilizes Iraq’s government preventing future political progress. Pollack also discusses how the economic crisis due to low oil prices and the war against […]

Iraq

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Libya Business Info on Political Settlement in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Security in Europe Following the Brussels Attacks

By Fred Kempe

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Polyakova Quoted by Svoboda On What to Expect From Russian Foreign Policy and US Elections

By Alina Polyakova

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Cohen Joins Voice of America Russia to Discuss Brussels Terrorist Attacks

By Ariel Cohen

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United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Hof in the Huffington Post: Syria: Maybe the Bridge Is Best, After All

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Nawaz Joins Background Briefing to Discuss the Pakistan Terrorist Attack in Lahore Park

By Shuja Nawaz

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Pakistan

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Ullman in UPI: National Security Reform Must Go Beyond Pentagon

By Harlan Ullman

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National Security Security & Defense