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

Mar 22, 2016

Shaffer Joins Hudson Institute to Discuss the Geopolitics of America’s Shale Revolution

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Vajdich in National Review: What Putin’s Embrace of Trump Tells Us About Trump

By Daniel P. Vajdich

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Kroenig in Journal of Peace Research: US Nuclear Weapons and Non-Proliferation – Is There a Link?

By Matthew Kroenig

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United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Stein Quoted by Bloomberg on Political and Economic Corruption in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Burwell Quoted in Handelsblatt on Brussels Terrorist Attacks and the Future of Security in the European Union

By Frances G. Burwell

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Pavel Quoted by National Public Radio on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels

By Barry Pavel

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Engelke in Los Angeles Times: Will the World’s Next Wars Be Fought Over Water?

By Peter Engelke

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Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Writes in Financial Times: Barack Obama Has Risked US Credibility in the Middle East

By Nicholas Burns

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Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Joins the Charlie Rose Program on PBS to Discuss the Brussels Attacks

By Nicholas Burns

Middle East United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Significance of NATO and How it Relates to the Brussels Attacks and the US 2016 Election

By Nicholas Burns

Middle East United States and Canada