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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.

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Content

In the News

Jan 2, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in Nikkei Asia

By Lev Nachman

On December 21, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in NikkeiAsia on the upcoming Taiwan presidential election candidates’ approach to public housing.

Elections Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 2, 2024

Rich Outzen joins WION TV to discuss Israeli supreme court ruling

Corruption Israel

In the News

Jan 2, 2024

Kroenig in Foreign Policy discussing the threat of an Arctic conflict

By Atlantic Council

On January 2, Dr. Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, argues in Foreign Policy that one of under-the-radar threats of 2024 is a potential “unfrozen conflict” between NATO and Russia in the Arctic. Even as melting ice has allowed “geopolitical competition [to heat] up in the High North,” the addition […]

Conflict NATO

In the News

Jan 1, 2024

Rich Outzen joins i24 News to discuss Houthis / Red Sea

Conflict North & West Africa

In the News

Dec 31, 2023

GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in Financial Times

By Lev Nachman

On December 31, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in the Financial Times on Xi Jinping’s new year message to Taiwan.

East Asia Elections

In the News

Dec 31, 2023

GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in Axios

By Wen-Ti Sung

On December 31, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung was quoted in Axios discussing China’s recent military purge.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Dec 30, 2023

Soofer on Voice of America on North Korean missile threat

By Atlantic Council

Robert Soofer speaks on Voice of America to discuss the rising missile threat from North Korea.

Arms Control China

In the News

Dec 29, 2023

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung Spoke to Radio Free Asia and Reuters About Leadership Changes in the PLA

By Wen-Ti Sung

On December 29, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung shared his thoughts on the appointment of former Navy Chief Dong Jun as the PRC’s new defense minister in Reuters. Sung was also quoted in a Radio Free Asia article discussing the appointment of Hu Zhongming to replace Dong Jun as Navy Chief.

China Maritime Security

In the News

Dec 29, 2023

Wald and Shaffer quoted in S&P Global Commodity Insights on Iranian sanctions, ties to Houthis, and crude oil supplies

Economic Sanctions Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Dec 29, 2023

Rich Outzen joins i24 News TV to discuss Houthis/Red Sea

Conflict Middle East