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.

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Content

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Mühleisen quoted in Axios on how China has held up the Common Framework process

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Tahir in New Security Beat: Shaken to The Core: The Plight of Syrian Refugees After February’s Earthquake

By Atlantic Council

Resilience & Society Syria

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Rich Outzen quoted in Middle East Eye on Turkey’s drone carrier

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Lipsky quoted in AFP Fact Check on how privacy laws would apply to a digital currency system

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Event with Cameroon’s Minister of economy, planning and regional development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, featured in Reuters

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Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on impacts of US-China tensions on IMF-World Bank meetings

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Sakhi in CNN: <strong>Afghan women banned from working for the U.N.</strong>

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Apr 9, 2023

Webster in The China-Russia Report: China-Belarus trade surged in January and February

Belarus China

In the News

Apr 8, 2023

Nikoladze quoted in El Pais on Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers and sanctions evasion

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Apr 8, 2023

Rich Outzen quoted in the Washington Examiner on Afghanistan withdrawal

Afghanistan Conflict