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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Latest in-depth research and reports

Report

Dec 18, 2025

Democracy and stability in Africa: Why US leadership still matters

By Mason Ingram, Alysson Oakley, and Jack Higgins

This issue brief is the fifth in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s “Future of democracy assistance” series, which analyzes the many complex challenges to democracy around the world—and highlights actionable policies that promote democratic governance.The near- and long-term interests of African societies and key US stakeholders are bolstered by the advancement of democratic, accountable, and stable governance on the continent. A robust democracy assistance strategy in Africa is in line with long-standing US values that underpin America’s reputation and image on the continent, and is also instrumental to current US objectives. 

Africa
Corruption

Issue Brief

Dec 18, 2025

Engaging generative artificial intelligence in African development

By William Yancey Brown

From classrooms to farming communities, generative artificial intelligence holds great potential for Africa. The question is whether its promise of abundance will reach everyone—or only those already well-connected.

Africa
Artificial Intelligence

Report

Dec 15, 2025

Beijing pressures Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic partners. Here’s what the US should do in response

By Kitsch Liao, Nik Foster, Santiago Villa

Taiwan’s shrinking circle of diplomatic partners plays a crucial role in deterring Chinese coercion, and the United States needs a more targeted strategy to help preserve this support and maintain cross-strait stability.

China
Politics & Diplomacy

Content

In the News

Apr 23, 2024

“Retaliation and Resilience: China’s Economic Statecraft in a Taiwan Crisis” report quoted in Semafor Principals newsletter

Read the newsletter here.

China
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Kroenig on Foreign Policy podcast on the future of foreign policy

On April 22, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was interviewed on FP Live on what US foreign policy may look like under a future Republican administration. He discusses We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy & the New Cold War, his new book with Dan Negrea, and outlines their […]

Politics & Diplomacy
Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow in Newsweek

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow 

On April 19th, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow published an article in Newsweek regarding the expansion of Chinese state-owned companies and aligned private businesses in Antigua and Barbuda and other Caribbean countries.

Caribbean
China

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Parsifal D’Sola in the United States Institute of Peace

By Parsifal D’Sola

On April 17th, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Parsifal D’Sola published a report on the United States Institute of Peace on Huawei’s expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean and examined its role as a major provider of information and communications technology in the region.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung in Head Topics

By Wen-Ti Sung

On April 20th, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung was interviewed by Head Topics about China’s potential response to the expansion of Taiwan’s new flight path. 

China
Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub/IPSI Nonresident Fellow Parker Novak featured in VOA

By Parker Novak

On April 16th, Global China Hub/IPSI Nonresident Fellow Parker Novak was interviewed by VOA about the upcoming election in the Solomon Islands, focusing on how the election will shape the country’s relationship with China and its future approach.

China
Indo-Pacific

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman and Nonresident Fellow Oscar Meywa Otele in The Atlantic

By Michael Schuman, Oscar Meywa Otele

On April 21st, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic discussing China’s consumption of donkeys in Africa and its broader implications for exploitation in the Global South. Nonresident Fellow Oscar Meywa Otele was interviewed on the need for responsible leadership from China in its engagement with African countries.

Africa
China

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Kumar interviewed by P.I.T. Exchange on reimagining payment systems to rebuild the Palestinian economy

Listen to the full episode here.

Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

In the News

Apr 22, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering in Newsweek

By Tuvia Gering

On April 15th, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering was interviewed by Newsweek regarding China’s response to the Iranian military strike on Israel and its implications for strengthening strategic alignment with Russia and Iran.

China
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2024

Mühleisen quoted in Bloomberg on IMF debt restructuring reform

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Fiscal and Structural Reform
International Financial Institutions