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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

Mar 18, 2023

Brzezinski in NBC News on Norway’s reaction to Russian subs and aircraft stepping up arctic patrols

On March 18, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s resident senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in a NBC news article that discussed Norway’s reaction to Russian subs and aircraft stepping up Arctic patrols.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Mar 18, 2023

CBDC tracker and Yellen’s speech at the Center cited in the Economic Report of the President

Read the report here.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 18, 2023

Lipsky cited in Reuters on bank panics

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 17, 2023

Shahid quoted in Article 14: How Indian media mainstreamed the ‘Land Jihad’ propaganda

By Atlantic Council

Disinformation India

In the News

Mar 17, 2023

China in Sub-Saharan Africa report by Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Aladekoba cited by the China Global South Project

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Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 17, 2023

China in Sub-Saharan Africa report by Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Aladekoba cited by Voice of America

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Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 16, 2023

Lipsky quoted in AFP Fact Check debunking the idea that CBDCs caused the crash of the Silicon Valley Bank

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Mar 15, 2023

“China Plays Peacemaker” -nonresident senior fellow Michael Schuman for The Atlantic

On March 14, 2023, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman's article in The Atlantic explored what the Chinese-brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia deal means for China's evolving global diplomatic posture.

China Middle East

In the News

Mar 15, 2023

Evans-Pritchard Jayanti in Time: Russia is vital to the clean energy transition. That’s a problem.

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe Energy Transitions

In the News

Mar 15, 2023

Webster in The Diplomat: Xi Bets on His Own Personal Diplomacy in Russia, Ukraine

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia