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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 19, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Air Force Times on Libyan Government

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Nano News on US Airstrikes in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Foreign Policy on ISIS’s Presence in Libya and Potential to Spread

By Karim Mezran

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Libya North Africa

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Nawaz Quoted by Dawn on South Asian Regional Interdependence

By Shuja Nawaz

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South Asia

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Wilson Interviewed by US Embassies and Consulates in Germany on the Munich Security Conference

By Damon Wilson

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Eastern Europe Germany

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Tanchum in Hürriyet Daily News: The End of Saudi Arabia as Oil’s Central Banker

By Micha'el Tanchum

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 19, 2016

Hof Quoted by Syria Deeply on the Significance of Aleppo

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Miami Herald on President Obama’s Upcoming Visit to Cuba

By Peter Schechter

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Cuba

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Stein Quoted by DPA International on Kurdish Military Involvement in Syria and Turkey

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Pham Quoted by Foreign Policy on US Involvement in Ugandan Elections

By J. Peter Pham

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East Africa United States and Canada