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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

Oct 23, 2014

Slavin: The Battle to Defund Islamic State

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on an address given by Department of Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen: 

In the News

Oct 23, 2014

Menon: The India Myth

By Rajan Menon

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rajan Menon writes for the National Interest on why reports of India’s emergence as a great power are incorrect:

India

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Schechter on Brazilian Presidential Elections

By Peter Schechter

Bloomberg quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Director Peter Schechter on what a win by Brazilian presidential candidate Aecio Neves would mean for the country: 

Brazil

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Workman on US-Europe Trade Agreement

By Garrett Workman

Handelsblatt quotes Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman on the stalled transatlantic trade pact: 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Metzl: Building a Better Baby

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Techonology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for US News and World Report on the national security implications of the genetics revolution:

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Pham on Ebola Threat in Nigeria and Senegal

By J. Peter Pham

The Los Angeles Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Nigeria and Senegal handled the Ebola threat:

Nigeria

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Eljarh: Can Libya’s Central Bank Survive as the Country Fractures?

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on whether Libya’s central bank will be able to survive the ongoing conflict in the country: 

Libya

In the News

Oct 21, 2014

Kordosova on US Pressure on Hungary

By Simona Kordosova

Brent Scowcroft Director Associate Director Simona Kordosova joins Euronews to discuss US pressure on Hungary over its alleged corruption: 

Hungary

In the News

Oct 21, 2014

Pham: West African Countries Show Ebola Can Be Beaten

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the Hill on how West African countries like Senegal and Nigeria reacted quickly to the Ebola threat:

Nigeria

In the News

Oct 21, 2014

Metzl on the DNA Revolution

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Sirius XM’s The Morning Brief with Tim Farley to discuss the revolution in DNA science and what to do about it: