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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 15, 2014

Pham on Similarities between Boko Haram and ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

NBC quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram declaring its own caliphate in Nigeria: 

Nigeria

In the News

Sep 14, 2014

Benitez: Was the NATO Summit a Success?

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins Defense News to discuss the NATO Summit in Wales:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 14, 2014

Hof on Coalition Efforts to Combat ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

The Guardian quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on efforts to build a regional coalition to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

In the News

Sep 14, 2014

Ricciardone: “ISIS Is a Manifestation of a Larger Problem”

By Francis Ricciardone

The Philadelphia Enquirer quotes VP and Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

In the News

Sep 14, 2014

Itani on Forming a Coalition to Combat ISIS

By Faysal Itani

CNN quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on President Obama’s efforts to form a regional coalition to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

In the News

Sep 13, 2014

Hof on US Counterterrorism Strategy against ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins NPR’s Weekend Edition to discuss why airstrikes are not enough to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: Listen to the full interview.

In the News

Sep 12, 2014

Mardini: The Islamic State Threat is Overstated

By Ramzy Mardini

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini writes for the Washington Post on why misinterpreting the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham could be a US foreign policy mistake:

In the News

Sep 12, 2014

Burrows on the Future Declassified

By Mathew Burrows

The Scientific American cites excerpts from a new book by Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows, The Future Declassified: Megatrends That Will Undo the World Unless We Take Action:

In the News

Sep 12, 2014

Ricciardone on Turkish Role in Syria: We Had to “Agree to Disagree”

By Francis Ricciardone

Reuters quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on Turkish support of extremist organizations in Syria: 

Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 12, 2014

Ricciardone on Turkish Stance on Islamist Groups in Syria

By Francis Ricciardone

The Telegraph quotes VP and Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the Turkish government’s stance on various Islamist groups: 

Turkey