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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

May 20, 2015

Pham on USAID Administrator Nominee Gayle Smith

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the critiques of Gayle Smith, President Obama’s nominee to become the next USAID Administrator:

In the News

May 20, 2015

Gramer on the Riga Summit

By Robbie Gramer

Politico quotes Transatlantic Security Initiative Assistant Director Robbie Gramer on the draft resolution of the Riga summit and what it means for the European Union’s engagement with its partners:

European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 19, 2015

Rakisits on the Security Situation in Afghanistan

By Claude Rakisits

The Washington Times quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits on why the Afghanistan forces are struggling against the Taliban despite years of US training:

Afghanistan

In the News

May 18, 2015

Pham on the Attempted Coup in Burundi

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins BBC World News to discuss the attempted coup in Burundi:

In the News

May 18, 2015

Mezran and Talverdian: Why America Needs to Support Tunisia Now

By Mezran and Talverdian

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director for Research Lara Talverdian write for The National Interest on why US-Tunisian cooperation should extend beyond the security realm:

North Africa

In the News

May 17, 2015

Lilley on the Attempted Coup in Burundi

By Kelsey Lilley

Africa Center Assistant Director Kelsey Lilley joins CCTV’s Talk Africa to discuss the attempted coup in Burundi, the growing refugee situation in the region, and what to expect from the President’s address to the nation:

In the News

May 17, 2015

Nordenman: Maersk Tigris: A Warning Bell for Our Contested Maritime Century

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for Defense One on why competition between established and emerging powers will be expressed at sea in the 21st century:

In the News

May 16, 2015

Itani on Reconsidering Cooperation with Iran against ISIS

By Faysal Itani

McClatchy quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on revisiting US policy of noncooperation with Iran in countering ISIS in Iraq:

In the News

May 15, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin moderates Voice of America’s Issues in the News discussing the US-Gulf summit, North Korea, and the Vatican’s recognition of Palestine:

In the News

May 15, 2015

Bloomberg Highlights Atlantic Council Event on the Gulf Summit at Camp David

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg covers an Atlantic Council conference call assessing the outcomes of the Gulf summit at Camp David:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy