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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 8, 2014

Mardini on Iraq’s Fracturing

By Ramzy Mardini

CNN quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the likelihood of Iraq splitting into three parts:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

McClatchy: NATO Head Says Europeans Must Spend More on Defense

By Atlantic Council

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

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

AFP: NATO Looks at Combat Readiness After Russian ‘Aggression’

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen:

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Pham on the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what the United States is doing in Nigeria to help rescue the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

Nigeria

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Mardini on ISIS in Mosul

By Ramzy Mardini

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on ISIS extremists capturing former members of their organization in Iraq:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 7, 2014

Defense News: Rasmussen to Push Readiness Action Plan at NATO Summit

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: 

In the News

Jul 7, 2014

Daily Beast: State Department Says Assad’s ‘Machinery of Death’ Worst Since the Nazis

By Atlantic Council

The Daily Beast cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Stephen Rapp, the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and director of the Office of Global Criminal Justice:

In the News

Jul 6, 2014

Pham on US Policy Toward Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham appears on CCTV’s Talk Africa to discuss US policy toward Somalia:

Somalia

In the News

Jul 5, 2014

Benitez: NATO Countries are Experiencing “Enlargement Exhaustion”

By Jorge Benitez

The Associated Press quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s decision to rule out rapid expansion:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 5, 2014

Mardini on a Successor to Maliki

By Ramzy Mardini

The Guardian quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Ahmad Chalabi, a potential successor to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

Iraq