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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 9, 2023

Former secretaries Mark Esper and Deborah Lee James publish op-ed in The Hill

By Atlantic Council

Former Secretaries Mark Esper and Deborah Lee James publish Op-Ed on accelerating DoD adoption of commercial tech.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 9, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Politico on financial innovation

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 9, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Business Wire Swift press release on CBDC interoperability

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

Jeglinskas featured in TV3.lt discussing German reluctance to deploy a permanent brigade to Lithuania

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On March 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was interviewed by TV3.lt discussing German reluctance to deploy a permanent brigade to Lithuania (text in Lithuanian).  

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

Khakova quoted in the New York Times on US-EU climate relations

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

Fractured Foundations report by Logan Wright cited in The Street on business exodus from Hong Kong

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Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

Fractured Foundations report by Logan Wright cited in Sinocism

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Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Yahoo News on impacts of a US CBDC

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Fortune on Fed’s CBDC timeline

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 8, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in the Financial Times on digital currency planning

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business