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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

Jun 12, 2024

Agachi’s report for Swedish Defense Research Agency on “China as a Global Power”

By Anca Agachi

On June 12, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident fellow Anca Agachi co-authored a report for the Swedish Defense Research Agency on China’s ambitions as a global power.

China
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by Newsweek on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by VOA on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by PBS on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by AP on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by the Wall Street Journal on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 12, 2024

Lipsky quoted by CNN on stakes of G7 Summit

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 11, 2024

McCord joins MSNBC to discuss Trump’s response to guilty verdict

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy
Rule of Law

In the News

Jun 11, 2024

McCord joins MSNBC’s Prosecuting Donald Trump Podcast to discuss Trump trial verdict

By Atlantic Council

Americas
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 11, 2024

Bakir quoted in BreakingDefense on Turkish drones during Raisi crash

By Atlantic Council

Drones
Europe & Eurasia