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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

Sep 26, 2014

Itani on Threat from Khorasan Group

By Faysal Itani

McClatchy quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on statements from European counterterrorism specialists that the US government did not consult with them on the Khorasan terrorist organization: 

In the News

Sep 25, 2014

Mardini: Obama Revives the Failed Logic of the War on Terror

By Ramzy Mardini

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini writes for the Financial Times on President Obama’s Middle East policy:

In the News

Sep 25, 2014

Grundman and Anthony on the Future of War

By Steven Grundman, Dave Anthony

The Washington Post quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman and Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Dave Anthony on the future of unknown conflict:

In the News

Sep 25, 2014

Cliff on Chinese Arms Sales

By Roger Cliff

Bloomberg quotes Asia Security Initiative Nonresident Fellow Roger Cliff on Chinese arms sales: 

China

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Itani on Fighting the Islamic State

By Faysal Itani

Al Jazeera quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham topping the agenda at this year’s United Nations General Assembly: 

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Eljarh: In Post-Qaddafi Libya, It’s Stay Silent or Die

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on unrest in Libya:

Libya

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Pavel on Obama at the United Nations

By Barry Pavel

McClatchy quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on President Obama’s address before this year’s United Nations General Assembly: 

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Ullman: Why America Can’t Win Its Wars

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on US and coalition efforts to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Slavin on Rouhani’s Comments in New York

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s comments regarding an air campaign in Syria: 

Iran

In the News

Sep 24, 2014

Dungan: Is There a Darker Side of the Scottish Referendum?

By Nicholas Dungan

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan writes for IRIS on the referendum on Scottish independence: