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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

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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Hooker featured in Responsible Statecraft on Ukraine’s counteroffensive

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Richard Hooker and his Ukraine Alert piece on Ukraine’s counteroffensive were cited in Responsible Statecraft. 

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Makanju featured in Wired discussing the development and mission of OpenAI, and the future of artificial intelligence more broadly

By Anna Makanju

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Anna Makanju was quoted in Wired discussing the development and mission of OpenAI and the future of artificial intelligence more broadly.  

Artificial Intelligence Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Stefanini featured in Andkronos arguing that Russia’s recent relationship with North Korea is a worrying development

By Stefano Stefanini

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Andkronos arguing that Russia’s recent relationship with North Korea is a worrying development (text in Italian).  

Indo-Pacific Russia

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Stefanini featured in Il Sole 24 Ore arguing that  Erdogan’s capacity to mediate in Black Sea grain export deal is becoming increasingly limited

By Stefano Stefanini

On September 5, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Il Sole 24 Ore, where he argued that  Erdogan’s capacity to mediate in the Black Sea grain export deal is becoming increasingly limited (text in Italian).  

Europe & Eurasia Russia

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Garlauskas quoted in TribunNews

On September 4, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in TribunNews, an Indonesian media outlet. In particular, the article referenced Garlauskas’s explanation of how North Korea’s growing nuclear capabilities and its improving ties with Russia and the PRC are altering the Kim regime’s strategic calculus on nuclear use.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Lipsky quoted by Semafor on Xi’s absence from the New Delhi G20 summit

Read the full piece here.

China G20

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Lipsky quoted by Politico on the spillover effects of China’s slowing economy

Read the full piece here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 5, 2023

Atlantic Council Experts cited by the Hinrich Foundation on the BRICS expansion

Read the full article here.

Brazil China

In the News

Sep 4, 2023

Warrick in The Hill on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

By Atlantic Council

Thomas S. Warrick discusses renewing section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Intelligence Non-Traditional Threats

In the News

Sep 4, 2023

Garlauskas quoted in the EurAsian Times

On September 3, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in the EurAsian Times. The article underscored Garlauskas’s statement that the world has underestimated the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, particularly “its risk calculus, its willingness to provoke, its willingness to engage in limited acts of aggression.”

Arms Control China