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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.

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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

Feb 24, 2026

Arnold C. Dupuy gives a lecture on NATO-wide gaps and synergies in defense and technological industrial bases at the Security of Supply Symposium

Defense Technologies NATO

In the News

Feb 23, 2026

Jan Hatzius’ interview with Lipsky featured in Gizmodo article on AI investment’s low contribution to US GDP growth in 2025

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In the News

Feb 23, 2026

Wieslander published in Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

On Monday, February 23, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was published in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. In the piece, Wieslander argues that the new U.S. National Security Strategy, released by the Trump administration in November 2025, has left Europe squeezed from both the east and the west. “To the east, Europe […]

Northern Europe Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 23, 2026

Costa quoted in NBC News article on potential Iranian responses to US strikes

By Atlantic Council

On February 23, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense Program Joe Costa was quoted in an article from NBC News on Iran’s retaliatory responses to possible US strikes. Costa warns that if the threat becomes existential for the Iranian regime, Iran’s response would be more aggressive.

Conflict Iran

In the News

Feb 22, 2026

Lipsky cited in Reuters on why the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling limits Trump’s leverage but won’t end uncertainty for trade partners

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in Bloomberg discussing how Trump’s negotiating edge was dulled by Supreme Court tariff ruling

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in WSJ on why US trade policy will change even with Supreme court ruling on Trump tariffs

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in Reuters detailing Trump’s pivot to new 10% global import duty and probes following Supreme Court tariff ruling

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In the News

Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in AFP on what comes next after the Supreme Court tariff ruling

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In the News

Feb 20, 2026

ACFront Page event with Amb. Jamieson Greer featured in Bloomberg article on the Supreme Court’s IEEPA tariff ruling

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