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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 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

Watch the full interview here.

Energy & Environment Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Dungan Joins Radio Classique to Discuss Super Tuesday Election Results

By Nicholas Dungan

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In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Dungan Joins Radio Africa to Discuss Super Tuesday Election Results

By Nicholas Dungan

Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Joyner in Real Clear Defense: The Forgotten Veterans of Desert Storm

By James Joyner

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In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Ashooh in FOI: The Goldilocks Decade? US Foreign Policy in the Middle East Toward the 2020s

By Jessica Ashooh

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Middle East

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Hellyer in The National: It’s Time for Some Fresh Thinking in the Arab World

By H. A. Hellyer

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Middle East

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Grigas Quoted by Trend on Russia’s New Gas Pipeline Project

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Cole Quoted by Focus Online on Russian Scenarios

By August Cole

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Russia

In the News

Mar 3, 2016

Manning in The National Interest: North Korea and the Logic of a Nuclear Asia

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 2, 2016

Cohen Quoted by The Washington Times on Armenia’s Position in the Russia-Turkey Clash In Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia The Caucasus