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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

Dec 17, 2014

United States Opens Up Diplomacy, Travel and Trade with Cuba

By Atlantic Council

Today, President Obama announced a historic policy change that opens up diplomatic relations, facilitates trade and expands travel to Cuba. Read the full White House fact sheet: 

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Africa Center Report Cited by Morocco World News

By J. Peter Pham

Morocco World News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Morocco’s position in Africa as a hub of sustainable development:

Morocco

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Pascual on the Fall of the Ruble

By Carlos Pascual

Atlantic Council Board Director Carlos Pascual joins CNBC to discuss the recent decline of Russia’s currency: 

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Ullman on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Huffington Post on the new report released by the US Senate Select Intelligence Committee:

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Nawaz on Taliban Attack in Pakistan

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz joins KQED to discuss the recent Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan: Listen to the full interview.

Pakistan

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Pham on Nigeria’s Economy

By J. Peter Pham

The International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what falling oil prices mean for Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Pavel, Pham, and Burrows on 2015 Danger Zones

By Barry Pavel, J. Peter Pham, Mathew Burrows

Bloomberg quotes Africa Center J. Peter Pham, VP and Scowcroft Center Barry Pavel, and Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on the world hot spots that could flare in 2015:

Economy & Business Nigeria

In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Pham on the Resignation of USAID Director

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign Policy quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the response by the US Agency for International Development toward the Ebola crisis and the decision of its director to step down from his role: 

In the News

Dec 15, 2014

Nawaz on Taliban School Attack

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the recent attack by the Taliban on a school in Pakistan: 

Pakistan

In the News

Dec 15, 2014

Montanino: The European Union’s New Investment Plan

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino writes for EUobserver  on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the European Union’s new investment plan: