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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.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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

Sep 7, 2023

Tran cited by Politico on Vietnam’s economic ties with the US

Read the full piece here.

G20 India

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Lipsky quoted by the Associated Press on the upcoming G20 summit

Read the full piece here.

Economic Sanctions G20

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Nusairat joins the Arab Center Washington DC to discuss Jordan’s reform process

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Corruption

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Roberts quoted in RFA

On September 6, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in RFA regarding the widening effect of China’s property market challenges on the wealth gap. He explains that “China’s attempt to deal with $9 trillion of off balance sheet government debt is exacerbating the gap between wealthier coastal provinces and poorer ones in […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Townsend featured in Politico discussing NATO’s new China-focused intel chief

By James J. Townsend Jr.

On September 7, Transatlantic Security Initiative Senior Advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Politico discussing NATO’s new China-focused intel chief. 

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Charai in the National Interest: Africa’s Dual Battle with Progress and Chaos

By Atlantic Council

With a recent wave of coups, the continent’s democratic and prosperous trajectory is at risk. Can the United States help Africa correct this course? After decades of stumbling progress toward democracy, suddenly, in the past few months, eight West African nations have been rocked by coups and civil wars, triggering waves of emigration to the […]

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Brahimi quoted in The Middle East Eye on meaning of Prigozhin’s death for North Africa

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Sep 7, 2023

Davidzon in Tablet: Chaos comes to Babyn Yar

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Ukraine

In the News

Sep 6, 2023

Lipsky quoted by the Financial Times on the political nature of CBDCs

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Digital Currencies Elections

In the News

Sep 6, 2023

Michta in The Wall Street Journal on stationing US troops in Poland

By Atlantic Council

On September 5, Dr. Andrew Michta, nonresident senior fellow in the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, argued that the United States should build a permanent military installation in Poland in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal. He asserts that—while Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have not met NATO’s spending target and are even reducing […]

NATO Security & Defense