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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 16, 2016

LGBT Diplomacy Event with Special Envoy Randy Berry Featured in Human Rights Campaign Blog

By Atlantic Council

Read the full article here.

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 16, 2016

Cyber 9/12 Event Featured in Maxwell Air Force Base Blog

By Atlantic Council

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Marczak Testifies Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Trade with Cuba

By Jason Marczak

Read the full testimony here.

Cuba

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Farkas in Defense One: Putin Got Exactly What He Wanted in Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

Read the full article here.

NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Farkas Joins BBC World Service to Discuss Russia’s Withdrawal from Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Herbst and Brzezinski Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Ukrainian Reforms After Russia’s Invasion

By John Herbst and Ian Brzezinksi

Read testimony from The Hon. John E. Herbst here.

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Cohen Quoted by International Business Times on Russia’s Withdrawal in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Hof Quoted by National Public Radio on Russia’s Withdrawal from Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Itani Quoted by VICE on Russia’s Withdrawal from Syria

By Faysal Itani

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Mar 14, 2016

Murta Interviewed by Forbes on What Investors Should Expect from Brazil’s Economy in 2016

By Andrea Murta

Read the full interview here.

Brazil