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

Apr 21, 2023

Kirchberger in Bild on the maritime threats China poses

On April 21, Transatlantic Security Initiative non resident senior fellow Sarah Kirchberger was mentioned in Bild discussing the maritime threats China poses (in German).

Europe & Eurasia German

In the News

Apr 20, 2023

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on her upcoming book

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On April 20, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch wrote a special edition blog post in Non-State Actress. She shares a brief update on the Non-State Actress book project and outlines her vision for the substantive focus of her work. The Non-State Actress project is made possible by generous support from the German […]

Education Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 20, 2023

Roberts in BBC, Financial Times, and The China Project

On April 17, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts commented on economic tensions between the United States and the PRC in an interview for the BBC World Business Report. He was also featured in The China Project, discussing the TikTok ban in Montana. On April 16, Roberts was quoted by the Financial Times on […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 20, 2023

Mark quoted by Bloomberg on China’s reaction to Yellen speech

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 20, 2023

CBDC Tracker cited in Congressional Research Service report on CBDCs

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 19, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in Politico on the Black Sea grain deal

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 19, 2023

Van Metre in Just Security: Strengthening democracy with the Global Fragility Act: Getting political transformation right

By Atlantic Council

Caribbean Democratic Transitions

In the News

Apr 18, 2023

CBDC Tracker cited in a report from Fintech at Cornell on digital currency adoption

Read the full report here.

Digital Currencies Financial Regulation

In the News

Apr 18, 2023

Cohen in the Hill: Russia’s fingerprints are on Sudan coup attempt

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Russia

In the News

Apr 18, 2023

Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman in The Atlantic: “Why Chatbot AI is a Problem for China”

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

China Economy & Business