About the Council

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 23, 2024

Global Sanctions Dashboard cited by European Parliament report on legal options for confiscating Russian assets

Read the full article here.

European Union Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 23, 2024

Russia Sanctions Database cited by the US Senate Subcommittee on Investigations on US technology used by Russia

Read the full memo here.

Defense Technologies Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 23, 2024

Donovan interviewed by NPR on latest US sanctions on Russia

Read the full interview here.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Russia

In the News

Feb 23, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on China’s non-lethal support for Russia

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Graham cited in the Telegraph on Chinese EV market

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Bakir for The New Arab: How Ethiopia’s Red Sea deal could impact Israel, Egypt, and the UAE

By Atlantic Council

East Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Tabaqchali in Iraq Business News: What Next after a Gangbuster Year

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Iraq

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Katz in EconPol Forum: The Geopolitical (In)Significance of BRICS Enlargement

By Atlantic Council

Brazil China

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Katz in The Russia Program: What Underlies Moscow’s Good Relations with the US’s Middle East Partners in the Ukraine War Era?

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Iran

In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Lipner quoted in The Wall Street Journal on a potential entity to govern Palestinian society

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Israel