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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

Jul 10, 2014

Itani on How ISIS Threatens Jordanian Stability

By Faysal Itani

Al Jazeera America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on how the presence of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in Iraq could affect stability in Jordan:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 10, 2014

Herbst on US Sanctions Threats Against Russia

By John Herbst

Bloomberg quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on US inaction over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Jul 9, 2014

Khan on Sunni Economic Grievances in Iraq

By Mohsin Khan

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan on the role of economics in the ongoing crisis in Iraq: 

Iraq

In the News

Jul 9, 2014

Benitez on Rasmussen’s Meeting with Obama

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins Voice of America to discuss NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s meetings with President Obama: 

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 9, 2014

Ullman: Air Sea Battle

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the Air-Sea Battle concept:

In the News

Jul 9, 2014

International Business Times on Rasmussen Address

By Atlantic Council

International Business Times cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen:

In the News

Jul 9, 2014

Pham on the Upcoming Africa Summit

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign Policy quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the upcoming Africa Summit in Washington: 

Africa

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Karatnycky on Putin’s Ukraine Assault

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for the Wall Street Journal on how Russia will likely turn to using economic power against Kyiv now that pro-Russian rebels are in retreat:

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Hruby: How Obama Can Get the Africa Summit Right

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for the Huffington Post on how the Obama administration should navigate the upcoming Africa Summit in Washington:

Africa

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Roll Call: How the Defense Industry Might Become More Like the Automobile Industry

By Atlantic Council

Roll Call cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with William J. Lynn III, the CEO of Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies Inc.: