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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

EnergySource

Jun 5, 2026

India’s energy security at a crossroads: The Hormuz crisis and an opportunity for US-India cooperation

By Paul Stahle

The Iran crisis has exposed India's energy vulnerabilities but opens an opportunity for a stronger trade partnership between the US and India.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

UkraineAlert

Jun 4, 2026

Ukraine just showed the whole world that Putin is losing control of the war

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine's audacious drone strike on St. Petersburg as the Russian city hosted a flagship international economic forum known as "Putin's Davos" sent a clear signal to global audiences that the Kremlin dictator is losing control of the war, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

MENASource

Jun 4, 2026

تفتت الفصائل المسلحة العراقية بعد تحول النظام الإيراني من الثيوقراطية الى الجنتوقراطية

By Munqith Dagher

كيف يؤثر تغيير القيادة في ايران على الميليشيات العراقية؟ د. منقذ داغر يبدو اننا بتنا ، بعد 28 فبراير 2026 ،امام نظام مختلف وظيفياً، بل وحتى هيكلياً عما عرفناه طوال السنوات السبعة وأربعين من عمر النظام الايراني. فقد اتسم نظام الحكم في ايران بنسخته الخمينية الأولى 1979-1989  بأحادية قطبية لا مكان فيها سوى للمرشد الأعلى(الخميني). […]

Arabic Conflict

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In the News

Mar 8, 2024

Braw featured in forces.net on Sweden joining NATO

By Elisabeth Braw

On March 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was quoted in forces.net discussing Sweden’s accession to NATO.   

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Mar 8, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited by Cointelegraph on US central bank digital currency development

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 8, 2024

Webster quoted in El Economista on China’s electric car potentials

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 8, 2024

CBDC Tracker cited by Forbes on global development of central bank digital currencies

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 7, 2024

Dean on University of Sydney podcast

On March 6, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Peter Dean spoke on an episode of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Center Briefing Room podcast, where he discussed Indo-Pacific security issues and Australia-Japan-United States trilateral cooperation from “the view of the United States.”

Australia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Mar 7, 2024

Chavkin interviewed by Paxos on digital assets innovation and regulation

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 7, 2024

Singh cited in SCMP on US economic statecraft doctrine

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Financial Regulation Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Mar 7, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on the mobile intelligence concerns of electric vehicles

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 7, 2024

Rich Outzen quoted by Nikkei Asia on Nikki Haley exit from the U.S. presidential race

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 6, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted 4 times on China’s annual ‘two sessions’

By Wen-Ti Sung

From March 3rd to 5th, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung was quoted 4 times on China’s annual ‘two sessions’. See below for a full list of his media appearances.

China Politics & Diplomacy