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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

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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

Dec 10, 2025

Gray in The Wall Street Journal on the National Security Strategy

On December 10, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Scowcroft Center, published an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Logic of Trump’s Foreign-Policy Doctrine”. He argues that the new National Security Strategy’s greatest strength is its clear prioritization of core national interests within a larger […]

Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 9, 2025

Yevgeniya Gaber joins War on the Rocks to for a Black Sea regional outlook for 2026

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Dec 8, 2025

CBDC tracker cited by Modern Diplomacy on the digital yuan as a tool of influence

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In the News

Dec 8, 2025

Atlantic Council Front Page event with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer previewed by POLITICO Morning Money newsletter

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In the News

Dec 8, 2025

Charai for The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: No Stabilization in Gaza Without Dismantling Hamas

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Security Assistance Force

In the News

Dec 8, 2025

The CBDC tracker was cited in Modern Diplomacy on the digital yuan’s expanding role in ASEAN cross-border payments

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In the News

Dec 6, 2025

Kroenig on PBS News Weekend on the National Security Strategy

On December 6, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on “PBS News Weekend” about the Trump administration’s national security strategy. He discusses key takeaways and areas where the NSS marks a departure from past policy.

Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 5, 2025

Gray quoted in Politico on the National Security Strategy

On December 5, Alexander B. Gray, a nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in the Politico newsletter on the newly released US National Security Strategy. He called it “a fundamental break from 35 years of how America views the world.”

Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 4, 2025

Grundman in Aviation Week on Pentagon acquisition reform

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman authored an article in Aviation Week entitled “Can Hegseth Transform U.S. Defense Acquisition?,” highlighting the importance of speed and agility in acquisition reform.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 3, 2025

CBDC tracker cited in a research brief by the Congressional Research Service on central bank digital currencies

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