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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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Content

In the News

Jan 11, 2015

Eljarh: In War-Torn Libya, It’s Life on the Edge

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on ongoing developments in Libya:

Libya

In the News

Jan 10, 2015

McFate in Economist Book Review

By Sean McFate

The Economist reviews a new book by Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sean McFate, The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order:

Africa

In the News

Jan 10, 2015

Pavel: “Europe Is Now a Theater of Insecurity”

By Barry Pavel

National Defense Magazine quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the recent announcement of fifteen US base closures in Europe:

In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Gopalaswamy on Economic Ties with India

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Voice of America to discuss business opportunities with India: 

India

In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Pham on Deadly Boko Haram Attack

By J. Peter Pham

NBC quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on an assault carried out recently by the terrorist organization Boko Haram which may have led to as many as 2,000 deaths:

Nigeria

In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Ullman: Kim Jung Un- Movie Critic Extraordinaire?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Huffington Post on the repercussions of the recently released movie “The Interview”:

Korea

In the News

Jan 8, 2015

Kroenig: Why US Nuclear Modernization is Necessary

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on why US nuclear modernization is necessary: 

Iran

In the News

Jan 8, 2015

Dungan on the Deadly Paris Attack

By Nicholas Dungan

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on the terrorist attack in Paris on the office of the newspaper of Charlie Hebdo:

France

In the News

Jan 7, 2015

Schechter: End of the Embargo

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter writes for the Hill on the recent change in US-Cuba relations:

Cuba

In the News

Jan 7, 2015

Greenfield on the “Turning Point” in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield on the recent bombing at the police academy in Yemen’s capital: 

Yemen