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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.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

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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 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:

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Khan on Economic Challenges in the Middle East

By Mohsin Khan

Emerging Markets quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan on economic challenges in the Middle East: 

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Ricciardone on the Battle for Kobani

By Francis Ricciardone

The New York Times quotes VP and Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the implications of the battle for Kobani in Turkey:

Turkey

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Brattberg on NATO Tackling Threats from Russia

By Erik Brattberg

The Daily Beast quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on whether NATO is up to the task of dealing with threats from Moscow: 

NATO Russia

In the News

Oct 11, 2014

Slavin on Iraq, Syria, Ebola

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss ongoing developments in Syria, Iraq, and Hong Kong, as well as the threat of the Ebola virus: 

Iraq Syria

In the News

Oct 11, 2014

Hof on US Air Campaign Against ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

The Daily Star quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on whether the US air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has been successful: 

In the News

Oct 10, 2014

Pham on UN Peacekeeping Operations in Mali

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Voice of Russia to discuss UN peacekeeping operations in Mali: 

Sahel

In the News

Oct 10, 2014

Greenfield on Drone Strikes in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Ria Novosti quotes Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield on US drone use in Yemen and in the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Yemen