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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

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

Jul 19, 2023

Kumar and CBDC tracker cited by the Observer Research Foundation

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Jul 19, 2023

Sullivan joins Top Trader’s Unplugged to discuss global conflict and Earth’s resources

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Jul 18, 2023

Webster in The Diplomat: Russia, China, and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Energy & Environment Nuclear Energy

In the News

Jul 18, 2023

Roberts in the Missoulian

On July 18, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts published a piece in the Missoulian on China’s economic coercion. This article is based on his interview with US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. Roberts emphasizes the importance of finding a unified approach in the face of coercion.

China Economy & Business

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Jul 18, 2023

Kroenig in Foreign Policy on Machiavelli’s Art of War

On July 16, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig was featured in Foreign Policy’s 2023 Summer Reading List, recommending Niccolò Machiavelli’s Art of War. Despite it being published in the 16th century, Kroenig argues that it has contemporary relevance in its discussion of emerging technologies that will revolutionize security, militaries, and war. After all, […]

Defense Technologies Politics & Diplomacy

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Jul 18, 2023

Kroenig in Marketplace discussing the recent defense bill

On July 14, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig was featured in Marketplace discussing the House of Representatives’ recent authorization of an $886 billion defense bill. Kroenig argues that, atypical of most defense bills, the 2023 bill includes various amendments and provisions pertaining to social issues that are completely unrelated to defense or security.

Defense Industry Politics & Diplomacy

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Jul 18, 2023

Kumar quoted in Axios on cryptocurrency regulation

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Jul 18, 2023

Rich Outzen joins Aljazeera to discuss Russia’s exist from the grain deal

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

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Jul 18, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber joins The Wall Street Journal for an article on Russia’s strikes on Odesa port

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jul 17, 2023

Webster in The China-Russia Report: Xi aims to institutionalize bilateral ties “between our countries and peoples”

Politics & Diplomacy