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

Jun 10, 2024

Webster quoted in CNBC, Liberty Times, Yahoo Taiwan, and UDN on Taiwan’s semiconductors

Energy & Environment
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Jun 10, 2024

Lipsky quoted by Foreign Policy on stakes of G7 Summit

Read the full article here.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jun 9, 2024

Dollar Dominance Monitor cited by Nasdaq on global currency exchange and reserve composition

Read the full article here.

Macroeconomics
Trade and tariffs

In the News

Jun 9, 2024

Wald quoted in AFP on foreign purchases of Saudi Aramco shares

Energy & Environment
Oil and Gas

In the News

Jun 9, 2024

Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The Only Path to Peace is Prosperity, Not Hamas

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society
Israel

In the News

Jun 7, 2024

Quirk pens op-ed in LA Times on Mexican election

Nonresident senior fellow Patrick Quirk penned an op-ed in the LA Times on May 31. He discussed the violence surrounding Mexico’s election, and offered recommendations for the US to take action to ensure a clean and peaceful election process.

In the News

Jun 7, 2024

Blakemore quoted in Automotive News on US tariffs on Chinese EVs

China
Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 6, 2024

Chilton in DefenseNews on nuclear triad investment

By Atlantic Council

On June 5, Forward Defense distinguished fellow General Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.) published an article in DefenseNews on the need to continue forward with the nuclear triad modernization program, entitled "US security demands continued nuclear triad investment."

China
Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 6, 2024

Shaffer in Nikkei Asia: China is main beneficiary of West’s futile energy transition push

China
Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 6, 2024

Derentz quoted in Report News Agency on Trans-Caspian International Transport Route

Energy & Environment
Oil and Gas