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.

Latest commentary and analysis

Econographics

Jun 19, 2026

Central banks can’t afford to keep missing their inflation targets

By Jack Muldoon

While the Iran war explains the sudden rise in inflation, relying on this excuse obscures that there is potentially a long-term problem central banks will need to confront as they manage the long tail of this crisis.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

UkraineAlert

Jun 18, 2026

Putin’s obsession with ‘denazifying’ Ukraine makes peace impossible

By Peter Dickinson

Putin’s obsession with “denazifying” Ukraine makes a mockery of efforts to portray the Russian invasion as a mere land grab and helps explain why there has been no meaningful progress toward peace despite more than a year of US-led efforts, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

Podcast

Jun 18, 2026

“Shoot everybody”: US contractors in San Diego court

By Alia Brahimi

In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by Daniel McLaughlin, an international lawyer and Legal Director of the Centre for Justice and Accountability (CJA), a California-based legal nonprofit working on behalf of victims of torture and other atrocity crimes. Daniel and CJA are leading a civil suit in San Diego against a Delaware-registered PMC, Spear Operations Group, for war crimes in Yemen. They represent the Yemeni parliamentarian Anssaf Ali Mayo, who was one of the targets of an alleged hit-squad in Yemen. Daniel talks us through the facts of the case, how it ended up in a California courtroom ten years later, and which US and international laws were ostensibly broken by the PMC. He also argues forcefully that the US government has a duty to regulate how former members of its military use their training and know-how.

Middle East Rule of Law

Latest in-depth research and reports

Content

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Viačorka quoted in Time: “Lukashenko’s regime would crumble immediately if Prigozhin succeeded”

By Atlantic Council

Belarus Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Francis in the Kyiv Post: Russia’s Sopranos

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Davidzon in Tablet: The Prigozhin Putsch

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Cohen in the Hill: The cook’s failed coup

By Atlantic Council

Russia Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

CBDC tracker cited by Decrypt

Read the full piece here.

Americas Digital Currencies

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in CNN, Al-Jazeera, Bloomberg, and Financial Review on Wagner rebellion’s implications for China, Taiwanese reactions to upcoming US elections

On June 26, 2023, Nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to CNN, Al-Jazeera, and Bloomberg about the Chinese reaction to the short-lived Wagner rebellion in Russia, suggesting that “China likely fears a domino effect: that if Russia falls, China may be next,” and that Russia’s turmoil will make Beijing “ever more cautious about initiating a Taiwan […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Shahid in Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs: Navigating the troubled waters: ‘maritimization’ of Bangladesh’s foreign policy

By Rubadeh Shahid

Bangladesh Maritime Security

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Kroenig in La Stampa discussing Prigozhin’s revolt

On June 25, Scowcroft Vice President and Director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed in La Stampa about scenarios that may arise following Prigozhin’s revolt in Russia.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2023

Mühleisen quoted in Axios on Zambia debt restructuring deal

Read the full article here.

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 25, 2023

Vershbow in The Washington Post on Wagner’s insurgency in Russia

By Alexander Vershbow

On June 25, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security distinguished fellow Alexander Vershbow was quoted in The Washington Post addressing the Wagner group’s rebellion in Russia.

Europe & Eurasia Russia