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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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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

Mar 5, 2024

Singh featured in Financial Times on US economic statecraft doctrine

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Mar 5, 2024

Dean in Australia Broadcasting Corporation

On March 4, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Peter Dean was quoted in an Australia Broadcasting Corporation article discussing the benefits that AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will bring to Australia.

Australia Defense Technologies

In the News

Mar 5, 2024

Kramer authors op-ed on the role of Congress in deterring Chinese cyber attacks

Kramer advocates for US action against Chinese cyber threats, emphasizing their risk to economic and infrastructure security.

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

In the News

Mar 5, 2024

Messa in Corriere Della Serra on Italy’s changing global role

By Paolo Messa

On March 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Paolo Messa was quoted in Corriere Della Serra on Italy’s newly emerging role as a global interlocutor (source in Italian).

Politics & Diplomacy Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Mar 5, 2024

Webster quoted in Axios on China’s electric vehicles

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 5, 2024

Dahl quoted in Dagens Nyheter on NATO’s historical role

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On March 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl was quoted in Dagens Nyheter on NATO’s historical importance to transatlantic security (source in Swedish).

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Mar 4, 2024

Roberts in VOA

On March 3, IPSI and GCH Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in VOA, where he discussed his expectations for how China’s economic challenges might be addressed during its ongoing annual legislative meetings, the “Two Sessions.”

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 4, 2024

Skaluba featured in The Dispatch on Sweden’s accession to NATO

By Christopher Skaluba

On March 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative Director Christopher Skaluba was interviewed by The Dispatch on Sweden’s accession to NATO.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Mar 4, 2024

Torres writes on rare earth metal niobium and the hypersonic race with China

Torres writes about China's expansion in the hypersonic field and how the US must shift its strategic approach toward mineral control and technological advancements.

Arms Control China

In the News

Mar 4, 2024

Polymeropoulos on MSNBC about responding to humanitarian aid incident in Gaza

Marc Polymeropoulos notes that the US needs to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Civil Society Conflict