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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.

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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 18, 2016

Burns: Talk to Tehran, but Talk Tough

By Nicholas Burns

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns writes for the New York Times on the implementation of the nuclear deal and prisoner exchange with Iran, and what these events mean for the future of relations between the United States and Iran:

Iran

In the News

Jan 17, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Al Jazeera on Libya’s Chances of Fighting Off ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

Read the full article here.

Libya

In the News

Jan 17, 2016

Cohen Joins Russia’s ChannelOne to Discuss the Iran-Saudi Conflict and the Need for US–Russia Peacemaking Cooperation

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Iran Russia

In the News

Jan 16, 2016

Pham Joins CNN to Discuss Violence in Burkina Faso

By J. Peter Pham

Watch the full video here.

North & West Africa

In the News

Jan 16, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC World Service to Discuss Iran’s Lifted Sanctions

By Sara Vakhshouri

Listen to the full story here.

Iran

In the News

Jan 16, 2016

Slavin in Al-Monitor: Iran Frees Five Americans as Nuclear Deal Goes Into Effect

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here.

Iran

In the News

Jan 16, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by CNN on the Relationship Between Iran Sanctions and the Global Oil Market

By Brenda Shaffer

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Iran

In the News

Jan 15, 2016

Cohen Joins Savik Shuster Live to Discuss President Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Jan 15, 2016

Manning Quoted by CNBC on Taiwan’s Economic Dependency on China

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Jan 15, 2016

Pham Quoted by Agence France-Presse on ISIS in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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Africa