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The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community’s central role in meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Through the papers we write, the ideas we generate, and the communities we build, the Council shapes policy choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.

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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

Making a difference

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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Mar 5, 2025

Batchik and Klain in Just Security: Trump’s Russia Reset Is Real — Here’s How Europe Should Respond

In the News

Mar 4, 2025

Lipsky interviewed by CBS News about the costs of Trump’s tariff policy

Watch the full interview here

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Article

Mar 4, 2025

Braw published in Foreign Policy on how Trump is killing American defense industry

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published by Foreign Policy on how abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business in the American defense sector.

In the News

Mar 4, 2025

Mark quoted by GZERO on the implementation of Biden’s chip export controls

Read the full article here

China Economy & Business

Op-Ed

Mar 4, 2025

Ullman in the Hill on recommendations for the Department of Government Efficiency  

On March 3, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill that analyzes the “unprecedented opportunity” the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has to “make America great.” He argues that Elon Musk’s current leadership style may breed “fierce resentment and anger” among the federal employees who he needs to contribute to […]

Political Reform Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 3, 2025

Murray on Bloomberg News on the Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank

By Atlantic Council

On March 3rd, Rob Murray, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, was interviewed on Bloomberg new to discuss DSR.

Defense Industry International Financial Institutions

In the News

Mar 3, 2025

Meyer interviewed in DW on the Trumps administration’s priorities for technology regulation and competition

On February 27, Joel Meyer, nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center’s GeoStrategy Initiative, was interviewed by DW after the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris. He argues that US Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the summit serves as a “wake-up-call” for European regulators to foster an “AI ecosystem that will allow Europe […]

Artificial Intelligence Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 2, 2025

Charai in the National Interest: Zelensky’s Diplomatic Failure

By Ahmed Charai

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 2, 2025

Lipsky quoted by Bloomberg on Trump’s tariff policy

Read the full article here

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 1, 2025

Pınar Dost talked to Al Monitor on Turkey’s role on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.

Conflict Eastern Europe