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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.

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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In the News

May 21, 2015

Ullman: Seymour Hersh in Wonderland

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for The Daily Times on why Seymour Hersh’s account of the Osama Bin Laden raid is pure fantasy:

In the News

May 21, 2015

Itani on the ISIS Takeover of Palmyra

By Faysal Itani

The Associated Press quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on Palmyra’s strategic location and what advantages ISIS will gain from its takeover:

Syria

In the News

May 21, 2015

Schechter on US-Cuba Negotiations

By Peter Schechter

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on the resuming of US-Cuba negotiations and what affect the embargo will have on those negotiations:

Cuba

In the News

May 21, 2015

Manning: Military Exercise Speaks to Debate on Region’s Future

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Global Times on China’s activities in the South China Sea and the US response:

China

In the News

May 21, 2015

Manning: America’s ‘China Consensus’ Implodes

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for The National Interest on the rethinking of US policy toward China:

China

In the News

May 20, 2015

Hruby on Private Sector Opportunities in Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Monitor Global Outlook interviews Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby on the potential for private sector opportunities in Nigeria to expand in the incoming administration of President Muhammadu Buhari:

Nigeria

In the News

May 20, 2015

Mardini on Changing US Strategy in the Fight against ISIS

By Ramzy Mardini

Military Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on changes in US strategy in the fight against ISIS:

Iraq

In the News

May 20, 2015

Pham on US Involvement in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Sudan Vision quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US involvement in South Sudan:

East Africa

In the News

May 20, 2015

DecodeDC Covers Atlantic Council Google Hangout on DOD’s Silicon Valley Outreach

By Atlantic Council

DecodeDC covers an Atlantic Council google hangout hosted by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s outreach to Silicon Valley:

In the News

May 20, 2015

Military.com Highlights Atlantic Council Commanders Series Event

By Atlantic Council

Military.com covers an event featuring John F. Kelly, Commander of US Southern Command, and his comments on the ISIS takeover of Ramadi: