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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 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Energy Wire on Oil Production Freeze

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Pollack in Foreign Affairs: Fight or Flight – America’s Choice in the Middle East

By Iraq Task Force Member Kenneth Pollack

Iraq Task Force Member Kenneth Pollack discusses the choice the next US president will face regarding  the Middle East: either do much more to stabilize it, or disengage. Read the full article here.

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Stein Quoted by Agence-France Presse on Turkey’s Call for a Ground Operation with Allies to End the War in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Benitez Quoted by US Naval Institute News on Need for Permanent Military Presence in the Baltic States

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Iraq Task Force Member Kenneth Pollack in Foreign Affairs: America’s Choice in the Middle East

By Kenneth Pollack

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Iraq

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

McFate in Herald-Tribune: Rising Use of Mercenaries Heralds World with More War

By Sean McFate

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Atlantic Council ‘Cyber Dinner’ Event Featured in Washington Post

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Cipher Brief on Ukraine’s Economy and Political Climate

By Anders Åslund

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Ukraine

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Cole Quoted in DVIDS News on “Ghost Fleet”

By August Cole

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Hof in Huffington Post: Plan B for Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria