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 11, 2023

GeoEconomics Center IMF-WB events were quoted in Bloomberg.

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In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Fulton in CNN: China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Arbit on Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia: Atlantic Council’s Arbit on Israel-Hamas Conflict

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Wechsler quoted in The Wall Street Journal on why political gridlock could hamper efforts to respond to the attack on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Defense Policy

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Shaffer quoted in Foreign Policy on political implications of energy insecurity in Israel-Hamas War

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Wechsler joins Seznam Zprávy to discuss Israeli operations in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Webster quoted in The New York Times on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Wechsler joins CNBC to discuss the possibility of Israel-Saudi normalization amidst the Hamas conflict

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Wechsler joins News Nation to discuss the Israel-Hamas war

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Rich Outzen joins WION News to discuss Israel/Gaza

Conflict Israel