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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

Jan 8, 2024

GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in NPR

By Lev Nachman

On January 8, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in NPR on the significance of Taiwan’s presidential election to the Taiwanese people.

Civil Society Elections

In the News

Jan 8, 2024

GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in VOA

By Lev Nachman

On January 8, GCH Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman was quoted in VOA on the importance of the upcoming Taiwan presidential election.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 8, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi quoted in NK News on Russian use of North Korean missiles

On January 5, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in NK News on Russia’s recent use of North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine.

Conflict Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 8, 2024

Tran quoted in TIME on Red Sea shipping disruptions

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Lipsky and Busch featured by CNBC on the lack of a US recession in 2023

Listen to the full segment here.

Macroeconomics Trade and tariffs

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Wald featured in Bloomberg Surveillance podcast discussing potential for oil supply risk amid recent Houthi attacks and avoiding the Red Sea

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Klain in Newsweek: No, Biden didn’t force Russia to invade Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 5, 2024

Wald quoted in Bloomberg on the potential disruption to the oil trade amid Red Sea attacks

Energy Markets & Governance Middle East

In the News

Jan 4, 2024

Lichfield and Dollar Dominance Monitor cited in the Financial Times on Russian asset seizure and the US dollar

Read the full article here.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion International Financial Institutions

In the News

Jan 3, 2024

Lipner for Foreign Affairs: How Israel Could Lose America

Netanyahu Risks Letting the War in Gaza Jeopardize an Essential Alliance

Israel Security & Defense