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

May 24, 2023

Mezran quoted in Middle East Eye on controversial demolition of Italian-era buildings in Benghazi and its motives

Italy Libya

In the News

May 24, 2023

“That’s what makes Taiwan so important” Nonresident Fellow Lev Nachman quoted in DW on 2024 Taiwan elections

On February 20, Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the South China Morning Post on Iranian President Raisi's visit to Beijing.

Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan

In the News

May 24, 2023

Deputy Director Colleen Cottle quoted in the National Journal on China’s response to debt-ceiling negotiations in Washington

Global China Hub Deputy Director Colleen Cottle spoke to the National Journal about Beijing's response to ongoing gridlock in Washington D.C. over debt ceiling negotiations.

China Economy & Business

In the News

May 24, 2023

Kroenig and Ashford debate the implications of Turkey’s elections

On May 19, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

May 24, 2023

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on the roles of federal law enforcement agencies

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On May 24, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch wrote the latest edition of her project “Non-State Actress.” In this edition, Feldman-Piltch contextualized various federal law enforcement agencies in terms of areas of responsibility, federal mandates, and how to understand their role within the government. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by […]

Defense Technologies Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 23, 2023

Getmanchuk quoted in Reuters on Ukraine’s diplomacy

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Ukraine

In the News

May 23, 2023

Lipsky quoted in CNN Politics on the impact of debt default on US treasuries

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

May 23, 2023

Lipsky quoted in Business Insider on the impact of debt default on US treasuries

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

May 23, 2023

<strong>Roberts in <em>DW</em></strong>

On May 21, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts spoke to DW about the G7’s statement on China’s economic coercion. He characterizes “the coordination and unity” as a “’big deal’” and remarks that it “’struck a nerve’” in Beijing.” 

China Economy & Business

In the News

May 23, 2023

Ahmad in Foreign Policy: It’s time to recognize the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions