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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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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

Jan 24, 2016

Khoury Quoted by Voice Of America On Iran’s Lifted Sanctions and Regional Politics

By http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-asia/3160345.html

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Iran

In the News

Jan 23, 2016

Slavin Quoted by Voice of America on How Iran Will Spend Its Sanctions Relief Money

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran

In the News

Jan 23, 2016

Khoury Joins Voice Of America to Discuss Saudi-Iran Relations

By Nabeel Khoury

Watch the full interview here.

Iran Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Coote Quoted by Foreign Policy on America’s Looming Gas Revolution

By Bud Coote

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Energy & Environment United States and Canada

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Younis Joins Voice of America Encounter to Discuss ISIS Terrorist Attacks Around the Globe

By Nussaibah Younis

Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Slavin Moderates Voice of America’s Issues in the News on US-Iran Relations and ISIS in Iraq

By Barbara Slavin

Iran Iraq

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Slavin Joins Viewpoint with James Zogby to Discuss US-Iran Relations

By Barbara Slavin

Iran

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Wall Street Journal on Corruption in Russia

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Ullman in Epic Times: The United States Must Act to Avoid a Global Crisis

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted by Foreign Policy on Investment in Iran’s Energy Sector

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Iran