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

Apr 4, 2024

Panikoff joins CBS to discuss Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Arbit joins Bloomberg TV to discuss Israel-US meeting on Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Panikoff quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald on Saudi Arabia’s intertwined economic future and foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Panikoff joins NEWSTALK 1010 to discuss UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Panikoff joins BloombergTV to discuss US-Israeli relations following UN ceasefire resolution

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

“Retaliation and Resilience: China’s Economic Statecraft in a Taiwan Crisis” report featured in Radio Free Asia

Read the full article here.

China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Lipsky quoted by The Japan Times on Yellen China visit and debt restructuring

Read the full article here.

China Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

China Pathfinder cited by South China Morning Post on China’s progress toward a market-based economy

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Niva Yau in Fikra Forum

By Niva Yau

On April 2nd, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Niva Yau published an article on Fikra Forum about Beijing’s intention to export Chinese governance preferences and practices in the Middle East. 

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 4, 2024

Polymeropoulos interviewed on MSNBC about Israeli air strikes and aid worker casualties

On April 4, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulous was interviewed on MSNBC about the Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers and provided insight into what may have gone wrong.

Civil Society Conflict