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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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In the News

Dec 13, 2014

Pham on ISIS Influence on Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the influence of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham among jihadist groups in Africa:

In the News

Dec 12, 2014

Dungan: Doubling Down on ‘Lions of the Left’

By Nicholas Dungan

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan reviews Jacques Attali’s Urgences françaises and Hubert Védrine’s La France au défi for the January 2015 issue of International Affairs, the bi-monthly journal of The Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House in London: 

In the News

Dec 12, 2014

Tyson: Try and Try Again

By Michael Tyson

Brent Scowcroft Center Marine Corps Senior Fellow Michael Tyson writes for US News and World Report on current thinking in the Department of Defense:

In the News

Dec 12, 2014

Quarterman on Energy Policy and Trends

By Cynthia Quarterman

Global Energy Center Distinguished Senior Fellow Cynthia Quarterman joins Platts Energy Week to discuss government policy for the changing US energy picture: 

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Koranyi on the Demise of the South Stream Pipeline

By David Koranyi

Natural Gas Europe quotes Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi on the demise of the South Stream Corridor: 

Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Gramer: Political Appointees Are a New Danger to US Interests in Europe

By Robbie Gramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Robbie Gramer writes for the Huffington Post on corruption in Hungary and the recent appointment there of Colleen Bell as ambassador: 

Hungary

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

New York Times Lists Africa Center as Source for Major Graphics Project

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times cites the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center as a source for its major graphics project documenting Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Defense News Cites Scowcroft Center Event

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Mike Petters, chief executive of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.: 

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Saab on Expanded Security Cooperation in the Gu

By Bilal Y. Saab

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the decision at the annual Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha to increase security cooperation in the Gulf:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 10, 2014

Slavin on the Kurdish-Baghdad Agreement

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on the recent oil and budget deal signed between Kurdish and Iraqi leaders:

Iraq