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

Explore the podcast series

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 18, 2024

Wechsler joins DW News to discuss the response to Iran’s attack on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Iran

In the News

Apr 17, 2024

Lemoine cited by US Embassy, multiple local outlets in presentation on freedom and prosperity in Bangladesh

Director Joseph Lemoine served as the keynote speaker in the Prosperity and Good Governance Conference in Dhaka, an event hosted jointly by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Asia Foundation. Lemoine shared findings and takeaways on Bangladesh’s performances in the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes. Lemoine disseminated the Center’s newly completed report on […]

In the News

Apr 17, 2024

“Retaliation and Resilience: China’s Economic Statecraft in a Taiwan Crisis” report cited by Brookings on eurodollars and stablecoins

Read the full paper here.

Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

In the News

Apr 17, 2024

Nusairat quoted in ISPI on Jordan’s intervention in Iran’s attack on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Iran

In the News

Apr 17, 2024

Webster quoted in Recharge on how the ‘revolutionary’ new EU trade weapon aims to blunt Chinese wind power

China
Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 17, 2024

Goldwyn quoted in Asharq Al-Awsat on cutting inflation in Egypt

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

In the News

Apr 16, 2024

Ignac interviewed by Al Jazeera on the Russian influence in the Western Balkans

On April 10, Transatlantic Security Initiative assistant director Luka Ignac was interviewed by Al Jazeera on the Russian influence on the security situation in the Western Balkans (source in Croatian).

Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 16, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited by Politico on oil trade between China, Russia, and Iran

Read the full article here.

China
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Apr 16, 2024

Mühleisen quoted in Bloomberg on IMF debt restructuring policy reform

Read the full article here.

International Financial Institutions
International Markets

In the News

Apr 16, 2024

Donovan quoted in Business Times on US enforcement of Iran oil sanctions

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions
Iran