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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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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 4, 2024

Lichfield and Dollar Dominance Monitor cited in the Financial Times on Russian asset seizure and the US dollar

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Economic Sanctions International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jan 3, 2024

Lipner for Foreign Affairs: How Israel Could Lose America

Netanyahu Risks Letting the War in Gaza Jeopardize an Essential Alliance

Israel Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 3, 2024

Rich Outzen joins i24 News to discuss the U.S. naval presence in the Middle East

Conflict Maritime Security

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