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

Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Center On Global Interests on OPEC’s Call to Freeze Oil Production

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Marczak in World Politics Review: How El Chapo Inadvertently Revived US-Mexico Security Cooperation

By Jason Marczak

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Mexico

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Atallah Quoted by Washington Post on Terrorism in North Africa

By Rudolph Atallah

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North Africa

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by The Australian Financial Review on President Barack Obama’s Sunnylands Summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Stein & Itani Quoted by Now Media News on Kurdish Involvement in Syrian Conflict

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Cliff Quoted by Los Angeles Times on China’s Placement of Antiaircraft Missiles on Disputed South China Sea Island

By Roger Cliff

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China

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by Bloomberg on Challenges Faced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Hof Quoted by Los Angeles Times on Sieges in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Herbst in the Wall Street Journal: Putin Hasn’t Given Up His Designs on Ukraine

By John Herbst

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Ukraine

Bremain vs Brexit

Feb 17, 2016

Vajdich Quoted by Politico Europe on Britain’s EU Referendum

By Daniel Vajdich

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