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 7, 2023

Engelke in the Kyiv Post discussing the future of Russia

On April 4, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative deputy director Peter Engelke was quoted in The Kyiv Post discussing the future of Russia. There’s a rising perspective amongst foreign policy experts that, due to a combination of factors, the collapse of the Russian state may be near. Engelke notes that the Russian invasion of Ukraine further exacerbated […]

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Apr 7, 2023

<strong>Roberts in<em> Financial Times</em></strong>

On April 5, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was interviewed by the Financial Times to discuss PRC-Russia/Xi-Putin relations in the context of the Macron and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visit to Beijing.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

<strong>Garlauskas on television panel with former Deputy Director of National Intelligence</strong>

On April 1, Markus Garlauskas appeared with former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner as the guest experts on Voice of America’s “Washington Talk” television program. On the show, which is targeted at audiences in Korea, they discussed a range of North Korea issues, including its weapons programs and escalation calculus.  

Korea Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

Rich Outzen joins WION to discuss Macron’s visit to China

China Conflict

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

Courtney and Binnendijk in The Hill: Europe is Ukraine’s essential ally

By Hans Binnendijk

Courtney and Binnendijk argue that while the United States is Ukraine’s primary military backer, Europe is sharing the war’s overall burden. Ukraine’s future lies in Europe.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

Wald in The Hill: Stopping America’s LNG exports would hurt producers and send Beijing to Russia’s doorstep

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

Webster quoted in Canary Media on Taiwan’s energy security

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

In the News

Apr 6, 2023

Lipsky and event with World Bank President David Malpass cited in Politico on economic growth

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Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 5, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in Kyiv Independent on how the Turkish Elections can impact Turkey’s role in Ukraine War

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 5, 2023

Webster in The Diplomat: Could the US block Russian oil exports to China? Yes, but it’s a bad idea

China East Asia