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

May 6, 2015

Montanino on Europe

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino joins foreign-language CNBC Italy to discuss Europe: Watch the full interview here.

Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 6, 2015

Reuters Quotes President Barzani from Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Reuters quotes Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, from at event hosted by the Atlantic Council:

In the News

May 6, 2015

Wall Street Journal Highlights President Barzani at the Atlantic Council

By Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal highlights Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, from an address to the Atlantic Council:

In the News

May 6, 2015

Foreign Policy Covers Atlantic Council Event Featuring President Barzani

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy covers an Atlantic Council event featuring Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq:

In the News

May 6, 2015

BuzzFeed Covers Atlantic Council Event Featuring EU Ambassador David O’Sullivan

By Atlantic Council

BuzzFeed News covers an Atlantic Council event hosted by the Global Business and Economics Program featuring EU Ambassador to the United States David O’Sullivan:

European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 6, 2015

Shaffer: Ending the Petroleum Mystique: The Future of the Global Oil Price

By Brenda Shaffer

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Brenda Shaffer writes for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on the different factors that affect the global price of oil:

In the News

May 5, 2015

Meservey on the al-Shabaab Threat in Somalia and Kenya

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Associate Director Joshua Meservey joins Al Jazeera to discuss the al-Shabaab threat, Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit, and why US military intervention isn’t an option:

East Africa Somalia

In the News

May 5, 2015

Pham on the Importance of the US-Morocco Alliance

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Le Malien quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the importance of the US-Morocco alliance to countering violent extremism on the African continent: Read the full article here.

Morocco

In the News

May 5, 2015

Pham on Kerry in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

USA Today quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the significance of Secretary of State John Kerry’s stop in Somalia:

Somalia

In the News

May 5, 2015

Montanino on Trade and National Security

By Andrea Montanino

Foreign-language Nanzao quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the importance of trade to national security: Read the full article here.