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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

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

Jan 16, 2024

Stubbs in the Wall Street Journal

On January 8, Bruce Stubbs authored a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal in which he highlighted key recommendations from his recently published Atlantic Council report outlining ten challenges to implementing the US Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 plan. Bruce Stubbs Director, Navy Strategy Division (OPNAV N-50), Office of the Chief of […]

Defense Policy Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 16, 2024

Lipsky quoted in National Review on US manufacturing investment

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 16, 2024

Goldin writes op-ed in Diplomatic Courrier on AI and the demographic dividend

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Economy & Business Future of Work

In the News

Jan 16, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi in DW News

On January 15, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in an article by German media platform DW News about the potential for Kim Jong Un to go to war in 2024. 

Indo-Pacific Korea

In the News

Jan 16, 2024

Bretton Woods 2.0 Report Launch cited in Politico

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Economy & Business International Markets

In the News

Jan 15, 2024

IPSI report on simultaneous conflicts referenced in VOA

On January 14, IPSI’s report, “The United States and its allies must be ready to deter a two-front war and nuclear attacks in East Asia,” was referenced in a VOA article, which underscored the report’s warning about the potential for China to target US bases in South Korea in a conflict with the United States.

Arms Control China

In the News

Jan 15, 2024

Michta in RealClearWorld on the necessity of a revised US national security strategy

By Atlantic Council

On January 18, an article written by Andrew Michta, Director and Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, was featured in RealClearWorld discussing how the United States requires a new national security strategy to better address both the war in Ukraine and larger “period of protracted systemic instability worldwide.”

Conflict National Security

In the News

Jan 15, 2024

Aronsson quoted in Voice of America on the future of security in the Black Sea region

By Lisa Aronsson

On January 15, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Lisa Aronsson was mentioned in an article in Voice of America where she discussed her latest report titled “The Future of Security in the Black Sea Region,” (original source in Russian).   

Europe & Eurasia Maritime Security

In the News

Jan 15, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi on NPR

On January 14, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo-Hinata Yamaguchi spoke with NPR about the potential effects of the Taiwanese presidential election outcome on cross-Strait relations. 

East Asia Elections

In the News

Jan 15, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi in SCMP

On January 14, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on President Vladimir Putin’s promise to visit the disputed Kuril Islands. 

Indo-Pacific Japan