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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.
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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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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.
In the News
Dec 17, 2020
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center partners with LEADERS Magazine to dedicate an entire issue to resilience
For its Fall/Winter issue of 2020, LEADERS Magazine, asked the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to produce an issue dedicated to resilience. The Resilience Issue assembles a broad range of global thought leaders and experts who are currently tackling the challenges and crises facing the world from different perspectives.
Insights & Impact
Mar 3, 2020
Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus
By
Atlantic Council
On February 11, 2020 the DFRLab hosted "Peering Around the Corner: The Geopolitics of Coronavirus," a timely series of panels on the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of Coronavirus, and how misinformation about the crisis may influence its impact.
Program Impact Story
Feb 6, 2020
US energy priorities abroad: A conversation with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette
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Global Energy Center
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the Atlantic Council hosted newly appointed US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for a public address and moderated discussion about US government energy priorities abroad.
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UkraineAlert
Jun 11, 2026
Putin can no longer shield ordinary Russians from the war he unleashed
By
Maksym Beznosiuk, William Dixon
Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on St. Petersburg provided arguably the most visible indication to date that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion is not going according to plan, write Maksym Beznosiuk and William Dixon.
EnergySource
Jun 11, 2026
Caribbean countries are feeling the squeeze from this energy crisis—and not just from gas prices
By
Katherine Golden
At the 2026 Global Energy Forum, two Caribbean leaders explained that small island developing states are feeling the pinch of this crisis, in the form of high gas prices and shrinking climate adaptation finance.
Latest in-depth research and reports
Issue Brief
Jun 11, 2026
To stop Chinese dual-use battery dominance, the United States and South Korea need to team up
By
Joseph Webster, Alvin Camba, Emily E. Kim
Should China establish a global monopoly across battery supply chains, the military, strategic, and commercial implications for the US-ROK alliance will be profound.
Report
Jun 10, 2026
The future of NATO’s deterrence in the air domain
By
Edward Brady
European NATO member states need to prepare to deter, and if necessary, defeat Russia—with less US support. When it comes to airpower, here are the actions European states need to take in the short, medium, and long term.
Report
Jun 10, 2026
From diversification to integration: A market-based LNG coordination mechanism in Europe
By
Michał Kurtyka, Marcin Gawęda, and Lisa Basquel
Europe successfully diversified its LNG supply in a short period, but long-term
energy security requires a structural redesign of how European gas markets are organized, priced, and supplied.