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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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In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Warrick joins Al-Jazeera to discuss Hamas’ propaganda events

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Warrick joins Al-Jazeera to discuss Hamas’ refusal to turn over Israeli hostages

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Sales joins Fox News to discuss the role of the US in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Pillai in OpinioJuris: Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: an opportunity for Asia-Pacific – build on the momentum of GR 40

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Indo-Pacific

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Klamberg quoted in Deutsche Welle on Trump’s executive order and its consequences on the ICC

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Israel

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Plitsas quoted in the New York Post on the potential of Trump seeking to secure interests in Ukraine’s energy sector

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Milliken joins i24 News to discuss the UN staff member who died in Houthi custody

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Zaaimi quoted in Al Araby on the negative consequences of Trump’s policies on Arab-American relations

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Kroenig quoted in the Washington Post on the similarities between Reagan and Trump’s foreign policy

On March 9, Matthew Kroening, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in the Washington Post on the “fusion” of foreign policy priorities between former US President Ronald Reagan and current US President Donald Trump. He argues, in line with his newest book We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy & […]

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 11, 2025

Soofer quoted at National Institute for Public Policy symposium on nuclear and missile defense policy

By Atlantic Council

On November 20, 2024, Forward Defense senior fellow Robert Soofer gave remarks at a symposium on “Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy in the Second Trump Administration: What to Expect and What Should be Done” hosted by the National Institute for Public Policy. In the published notes from the symposium, Soofer was quoted on the unique […]

China Defense Policy