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 4, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Voice of America (Russian) on the Foreign Policy Approach

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Coote Quoted by Accent on Georgia Receiving Additional Gas from Azerbaijan

By Bud Coote

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The Caucasus

In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Dungan Quoted by Le Journal du Dimanche on the Inherent Showmanship of the US Primary Debates

By Nicholas Dungan

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In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Ghaddar in NOW: Hezbollah’s Shiite Catch

By Hanin Ghaddar

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Middle East Syria

In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Ukraine Weekly on Jaresko’s Platform in Ukraine Elections

By Anders Aslund

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Ukraine

In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Nordenman in Defense One: Russian Subs Are Reheating a Cold War Chokepoint

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Middle East Strategy Task Force Report Featured in The Hill

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Farkas Joins BBC to Discuss the West’s Defense Response to Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Medaglia in Politico Europe: Nord Stream 2 or Not Nord Stream 2

By Annie Medaglia

By Annie Medaglia The Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is rattling Europe — a visible reminder of Russia’s ability to fracture the EU and call into question Western Europe’s commitment to an energy secure continent. While the project’s future is uncertain and its contribution to Europe’s energy security questionable, the Commission, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine already […]

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Cohen Joins The Right to Know on Russia’s TVC Channel to Discuss US-Russia Relations, Energy Policy, and the Conflict in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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Energy & Environment Russia