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

Nov 1, 2023

Auerswald authors a chapter in new book, Defending NATO’s Northern Flank: Power Projection and Military Operations

By David Auerswald

On November 1, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dr. David Auerswald authored chapter 8, “U.S. National Strategy in the Arctic,” in Defending NATO’s Northern Flank: Power Projection and Military Operations, edited by Njord Wegge and Lon Strauss. The book was published by Routledge. Dr. Auerswald’s chapter analyzes the United States evolving approach to military […]

Security & Defense
United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Kerg featured as guest on “Why We Fight ~ 1943” podcast episode

On October 31, IPSI nonresident fellow Brian Kerg was featured on the podcast series, “Why We Fight ~ 1943,” which features members of various branches of the US and foreign militaries to use wars throughout history as a means of informing ongoing conflicts. In this “Bonus Halloween Episode: Zone Troopers (1985),” Kerg and podcast host […]

Conflict
Italy

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Reuters.

GCH nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Reuters about the death of Chinese ex-Premier Li Keqiang. “Li will probably be remembered as an advocate for the freer market and for the have-nots. But most of all, he will be remembered for what could have been” he said.

China
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Rich Outzen joins Voice of America to discuss Blinken’s visit to Middle East

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Lipsky quoted in New York Times’ DealBook on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Economic Sanctions
Extremism

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Charai in National Interest: America Can Still Rise to the Occasion Amid a Crisis

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Crisis Management

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering spoke to Voice of America

GCH nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering told VOA Mandarin that China’s criticism of Israel and support for a Palestinian state reflects an ongoing effort by Beijing to create deeper ties with Muslim countries.

China
Middle East

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Nusairat quoted in The Hill on Israel’s invasion of Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Crisis Management

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow Parsifal D’Sola quoted in The Economist

While speaking about the foreign policy of Colombia’s left-wing president Gustavo Petro, GCH nonresident senior fellow Parsifal D’Sola said “There’s basically no public policy on China” to The Economist.

China
Latin America

In the News

Nov 1, 2023

Bauerle Danzman quoted in Bloomberg on political risk and elections.

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Economic Sanctions
Extremism