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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

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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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UkraineAlert

Jun 4, 2026

Ukraine just showed the whole world that Putin is losing control of the war

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine's audacious drone strike on St. Petersburg as the Russian city hosted a flagship international economic forum known as "Putin's Davos" sent a clear signal to global audiences that the Kremlin dictator is losing control of the war, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

MENASource

Jun 4, 2026

تفتت الفصائل المسلحة العراقية بعد تحول النظام الإيراني من الثيوقراطية الى الجنتوقراطية

By Munqith Dagher

كيف يؤثر تغيير القيادة في ايران على الميليشيات العراقية؟ د. منقذ داغر يبدو اننا بتنا ، بعد 28 فبراير 2026 ،امام نظام مختلف وظيفياً، بل وحتى هيكلياً عما عرفناه طوال السنوات السبعة وأربعين من عمر النظام الايراني. فقد اتسم نظام الحكم في ايران بنسخته الخمينية الأولى 1979-1989  بأحادية قطبية لا مكان فيها سوى للمرشد الأعلى(الخميني). […]

Arabic Conflict

UkraineAlert

Jun 4, 2026

Europe cannot afford to leave Ukraine trapped in the geopolitical grey zone

By Maksym Beznosiuk, William Dixon

Europe cannot afford to leave Ukraine stuck in the geopolitical grey zone as this uncertainty fuels Russia's invasion and feeds Putin's dreams of a new Russian Empire, write Maksym Beznosiuk and William Dixon.

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Elections in Latin America & the Caribbean

Jun 2, 2024

Marczak interviewed on BBC News about Mexico’s presidential election

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, 2024, Vice President and Senior Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Jason Marczak was interviewed by Helena Humphreys of BBC News about the elections in Mexico. More about our expert

Americas Elections

In the News

Jun 2, 2024

Kroenig mentioned in Associated Press on the “new axis of authoritarians”

On June 2, Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center, was mentioned in Associated Press, where he spoke on the threat from the “new axis of authoritarians,” including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, as those states work more closely together with overlapping interests. Moscow in particular, Kroenig said, will likely […]

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 1, 2024

Donovan quoted and Nikoladze cited by El Nuevo Siglo on Russia-China-Iran oil trade

Read the full article here.

China Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Jun 1, 2024

Svetlova in Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Hidden Discord in the Russia-Iran Alliance

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

Elections in Latin America & the Caribbean

Jun 1, 2024

Marczak interviewed by CNN about 2024 Mexico election

By Atlantic Council

On June 1, 2024, Vice President and Senior Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Jason Marczak was interviewed on CNN Newsroom about the June 2 elections in Mexico. More about our expert

Americas Elections

In the News

May 31, 2024

Roberts quoted in South China Morning Post on Trump’s proposed China import tariffs

 On May 30, IPSI/GCH nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in a South China Morning Post article discussing Americans’ potential tax increases resulting from Trump’s proposed China import tariffs. 

China Economy & Business

In the News

May 31, 2024

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on Europe’s response to escalating Russian aggression

On May 30, Nonresident Senior Fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published an op-ed entitled “Europe Stumbles Toward Escalation With Russia Over Ukraine — Without a Strategy for Victory” for The New York Sun discussing Europe’s slow response to increasing Russian aggression.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

May 30, 2024

Katz quoted in todayonline to discuss the Iranian president’s death and Middle East tensions

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

May 30, 2024

Bakir quoted in Breaking Defense on Turkish drone in the Raisi crash

By Atlantic Council

Drones Iran

In the News

May 30, 2024

Lipner quoted in The Globe and Mail on the Iranian president’s death

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East