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

Oct 13, 2023

Tran quoted by Global Capital on calls to increase funding for multilateral development banks

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In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted by Reuters on an increase to IMF funding

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China India

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Oct 13, 2023

Punaro on Fox Business

Arnold Punaro discusses the attacks on Israel from Hamas on Fox Business

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Katz in VOA (Kurdish): Iraq between the United States and Russia

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering spoke to Reuters.

On October 12, GCH fellow Tuvia Gering discussed how China is approaching the recent attack on Israel launched by Hamas. “China doesn’t use its voice, its heft on the international stage to change things for the better” Gering told Reuters.

China Conflict

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Niva Yau spoke to Barrons.

Nonresident fellow Niva Yau spoke about China’s recent announcement that Belt and Road infrastructure projects have generated two trillion dollars in contracts. She noted that “We simply don’t have information about these projects and how these figures have added up.”

China Economy & Business

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Oct 13, 2023

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek cited by Gazete İlk Sayfa on his conversation with the Atlantic Council at IMF-World Bank Week

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Macroeconomics Morocco

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Oct 13, 2023

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek cited by NTVPara on his conversation with the Atlantic Council at IMF-World Bank Week

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Macroeconomics Morocco

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Nikkei Asia

Wen-Ti Sung spoke about China’s role thus far in the Israel-Hamas war. He explained that “China is still not willing to call Hamas out directly, and instead has tried to refer to them as combatants using language as ambiguous as possible, because it doesn’t want to be seen as betraying its developing world friends — […]

China Conflict

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Wechsler quoted in The National on how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting domestic politics in the US

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management