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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

Feb 7, 2024

Cartin published via Brookings on US-China relationship

On February 6, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Josh Cartin co-authored a piece published through Brookings, titled, “Is the US-China relationship the most consequential relationship for America in the world?” He argues that although “China is and will be negatively consequential for the United States,” the US-China relationship is not the United States’ most consequential relationship.

China East Asia

In the News

Feb 7, 2024

Tahir in the Wilson Center’s Viewpoints: Turkey’s recovery path one year after the quake

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Turkey

In the News

Feb 7, 2024

Konaev moderates CSET’s AI Executive Order Report Card Panel

By Atlantic Council

Konaev moderates a discussion about the security implications of AI and emerging technologies

Artificial Intelligence Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 7, 2024

Hammes mentioned in Forbes discussing drone warfare

By Atlantic Council

T.X. Hammes writes that drone warfare is "bringing the detonator."

Defense Policy Defense Technologies

In the News

Feb 7, 2024

Norrlöf publishes op-ed in Project Syndicate on US sanctions on Israeli settlers

Read the full op-ed here.

Conflict Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 6, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow John Culver Quotes in New York Times

By John Culver

On February 4, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow John Culver was quoted in a New York Times article on China’s rapid nuclear buildup.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 6, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow in Newsweek

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow

On December 13, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow published a piece in Newsweek on how China uses digital surveillance and harassment to silence critics in the US and abroad.

China

In the News

Feb 6, 2024

Global China Hub Assistant Director Kitsch Liao on TaiwanPlus News

By Kitsch Liao

On January 22nd, Global China Hub Assistant Director Kitsch Liao spoke to TaiwanPlus about why runways are the front line of Taiwan’s defense.

China Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 6, 2024

Atkins published in Cyber Defense Magazine

On February 5, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Victor Atkins published a piece in Cyber Defense Magazine titled “Closing the Gap: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure’s IT and OT Environments.” In this article, Atkins discusses the importance of shoring up informational and operational technology systems’ protections against cyberattacks. 

Cybersecurity Infrastructure Protection

In the News

Feb 6, 2024

Garlauskas quoted in the Daily Beast on fears of North Korean aggression

On February 5, Markus Garlauskas’ remarks from a recent public event at the Korea Society were quoted by the Daily Beast. The article, examining rising fears of North Korean aggression, referenced his recent comments that the focus should not be on full-scale war, but “in that space between provocation of war.” 

China Conflict