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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

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Dec 28, 2023

Wald featured in Bloomberg Surveillance podcast discussing global oil markets in Middle East geopolitics

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Dec 27, 2023

Lipsky cited in the Harvard Business Review on the global economy in 2024

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International Markets Macroeconomics

In the News

Dec 23, 2023

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Wawa Wang Featured in The Diplomat

By Wawa Wang

On December 23, GCH Nonresident Senior Fellow Wawa Wang co-authored a piece in The Diplomat on China’s new Free Trade Agreement with Serbia and the security concerns the agreement poses for the region.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 22, 2023

Donovan quoted in Bloomberg on effects of Russia secondary sanctions

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Economic Sanctions International Financial Institutions

In the News

Dec 22, 2023

Tannebaum cited in the New York Times on additional Russia sanctions on financial firms

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Economic Sanctions International Financial Institutions

In the News

Dec 21, 2023

Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman in the Atlantic: Xi Jinping Is Fighting a Culture War at Home

By Michael Schuman

On December 20, Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman’s latest article in The Atlantic looked at Xi Jinping’s new culture war and how this may lead to “an ever more isolated, indoctrinated, and politicized Chinese populace [that] could become that much more hostile to the West and more supportive of nationalist causes.”

China Civil Society

In the News

Dec 21, 2023

Bauerle Danzman quoted in Reuters on the likelihood of Nippon Steel/US Steel CFIUS review

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Financial Regulation International Markets

In the News

Dec 21, 2023

Cross-Strait Seminar event featured in Radio Free Asia

On December 20, Radio Free Asia published an article summarizing IPSI’s recent Cross-Strait Seminar livestream event on “Countering Beijing’s economic coercion in the Indo-Pacific,” co-branded with the Global China Hub. Moderated by IPSI director Markus Garlauskas, this event featured Robert Dohner, IPSI senior fellow; I-Chung Lai, president of the Prospect Foundation; and Yun Sun, senior fellow […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 21, 2023

Dean quoted in Australian Financial Review on Australia’s Red Sea call

On December 20, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean was quoted in the Australian Financial Review on Australia’s decision not to send warships into the Red Sea. 

Australia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 20, 2023

Grundman on Money Talks podcast discussing defense industry

Steve Grundman joins the Economist's Money Talks podcast to discuss how the defense industry is reacting to changing technology and geopolitics.

Defense Industry Defense Policy