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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.

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Content

In the News

Apr 3, 2023

Charai in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

By Ahmed Charai

The first-ever criminal indictment of a former U.S president holds important lessons for the world and American allies. America has both a written and an unwritten constitution. The written constitution, adopted in 1789, is interpreted and re-interpreted by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the US Supreme Court having the final word on what […]

Democratic Transitions International Norms

In the News

Apr 2, 2023

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Fears of an energy price surge are real

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Apr 1, 2023

Tran cited in the South China Morning Post on bank bailouts

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 31, 2023

Roberts quoted in DW

On March 29, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was interviewed for an article in DW, discussing the history of China’s economic reform and how Xi Jinping has brought it to an end. 

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 31, 2023

Soofer writes on the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Soofer writes on the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review in an NIPP Occasional Paper

Defense Policy Eastern Europe

In the News

Mar 31, 2023

Mefford in the Arc: Mapping the peace: Why there is no alternative to NATO for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Central Europe Eastern Europe

In the News

Mar 30, 2023

Ellinas in Energia: Impact of global development on the European natural gas market

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 29, 2023

CBDC Tracker, “Missing key: the challenge of cybersecurity and central bank digital currency” & “Privacy in Cross-border Digital Currency – A Transatlantic Approach” were cited by European Data Protection Supervisor’s TechDispatch

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 29, 2023

Khakova quoted in The Washington Times on Russian oil

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 29, 2023

Assistant Director Kitsch Liao and Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in the Washington Post on Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the U.S.

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