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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Podcast

Feb 11, 2026

Narco noir: Drugs, gangs and mercenaries in Latin America

By Alia Brahimi

In Season 2, Episode 14 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by Dr Vanda Felbab-Brown, a renowned expert on non-state armed groups and organised crime. They begin by discussing the escalation of gang violence in Haiti over the last year, despite the arrival of the American PMC, Vectus Global, which is led by the Blackwater founder Erik Prince. Vanda points out that a recent air campaign weaponizing off-the-shelf drones was intended to decapitate the gangs but, while hundreds of Haitians have been killed, none of them have been significant gang leaders. They go on to explore why governments in the region allow and coopt street militias, the bunkering of fuel by colectivos in Venezuela, Hizballah’s continuing narcotics operations across Latin America, the IRGC’s role in drug trafficking, and how the regime in Iran ends.

Americas
Caribbean

Econographics

Feb 10, 2026

China’s warning on US Treasuries—and why its timing matters

By Jeremy Mark, Josh Lipsky

Beijing has joined the conversation on the dollar. It was leaked this week that Chinese regulators have been urging domestic financial institutions to cut back on US Treasuries, and this timing is no coincidence.

China
Dollar Dominance

Podcast

Feb 10, 2026

Is a dollar vibe shift under way?

By the GeoEconomics Center

This episode breaks down how the greenback impacts trade, investment, national security, and the average consumer, as we try to answer the question: is the dollar having a vibe shift?

Dollar Dominance
Economy & Business

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Content

In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Lipsky quoted in POLITICO on the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariff negotiations

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Lipsky quoted in The Economist on the yuan’s role in international payment systems

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Trump Tariff Tracker cited in Forbes on website recommendations to track Trump tariffs

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Transatlantic Forum mentioned in EURACTIV on its session in Brussels featuring EU Commissioner Šefčovič’s discussion on Geoeconomics

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Tariff Tracker quoted in ABC News’ on an analysis of which industries and countries are most impacted by US tariffs

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Transatlantic Forum quoted in South China Morning Post on US-EU relations with China policy

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In the News

Oct 1, 2025

Transatlantic Forum Keynote Speaker, Matthew Whitaker, quoted in Kyiv Post on accelerating defense spending and stopping Russian energy purchases

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In the News

Sep 30, 2025

Transatlantic Forum mentioned in Bloomberg on the sessions with Keynote Speakers Teresa Ribera and Valdis Dombrovskis

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In the News

Sep 29, 2025

Nikoladze cited by the Journal of Cogent Social Sciences on Russia-China financial cooperation

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In the News

Sep 29, 2025

The CBDC Tracker quoted in The New York Times on the rise of sovereign digital payment systems, as countries from India to Brazil develop their own payment systems

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