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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 14, 2014

Hof on US Meeting with Allies to Discuss ISIS Threat

By Frederic C. Hof

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on President Obama’s efforts to regroup with allies as airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham fail to deter the terrorist organization: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Hof on Whether Anti-ISIS Campaign Has Been Successful

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins CBS Evening News to discuss whether the US air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has been a success: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Burrows on Ebola Threat

By Mathew Burrows

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on the threat of the Ebola virus: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Atallah on Boko Haram Threat in Nigeria

By Rudolph Atallah

The Atlantic quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on Nigeria’s effectiveness in combating Ebola but not threats from the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

Nigeria

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Nurick on Prospects for Renewed Russian-American Cooperation

By Robert Nurick

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Nurick on prospects for renewed Russian-American cooperation without resolving the ongoing crisis in Ukraine:

Russia

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Karatnycky on Kyiv Protests: “It’s Part of Putin’s Agenda of Destabilization”

By Adrian Karatnycky

The Wall Street Journal  quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on clashes between protesters and police in Kyiv: 

Ukraine

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Hof on US-Turkey Relations

By Frederic C. Hof

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on how the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has affected the US relationship with Turkey:

Turkey

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Benitez on New NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

By Jorge Benitez

World Politics Review quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s new secretary-general:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Pavel: The Generals Are Right- We’re Stretched Too Thin

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel writes for Politico on whether the US military is large enough to carry out President Obama’s counterterrorism efforts:

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Metzl: The Genetics Epidemic

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Jamie Metzl writes for Foreign Affairs on the prospects of genetic engineering: