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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

Feb 26, 2016

Knights Writes for Al Jazeera on PMUs, Iraqi Politics, and Demobilization

By Iraq Task Force Member Dr. Michael Knights

Iraq Task Force Member Michael Knights writes for Al Jazeera on the necessity of demobilization of Iraq’s Population Mobilization Units (PMU) and  integration into the Ministry of Defense. Read the full article here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Hof Quoted by Reuters on How the West Misread Putin Over Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Dungan Joins France Culture to Discuss President Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy

By Nicholas Dungan

Listen to the full story here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Alliance At Risk Report Quoted by Financial Times on Poland’s View of NATO

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Alliance At Risk Report Quoted by Financial Times

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Grigas Interviewed by US News & World Report on Putin’s New Empire

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Farkas Quoted by IBT on Russia’s Role in Ceasefire in Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 26, 2016

Alliance at Risk Report Featured in Stars and Stripes

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 25, 2016

Coote and Morningstar Quoted by RT Deutsch on Nord Stream 2 Implications

By Bud Coote and Richard L. Morningstar

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Germany Russia

In the News

Feb 25, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Think Progress on ISIS Presence in Libya

By H.A. Hellyer

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Libya