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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

Feb 7, 2023

Evans-Pritchard Jayanti in Time: Climate change saved Europe from Putin this winter

By Atlantic Council

Central Europe Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

Fishman quoted in the New York Times: “Sanctions, in general, are more like a marathon than a sprint”

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Russia

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

O’Toole quoted by Financial Times on difference between sanctions authority mechanisms in US and EU

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in CNN article about digital pound

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

Deni in Defense One on Germany’s indecisiveness sending tanks to Ukraine

By John R. Deni

On February 7, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dr. John R. Deni authored an op-ed in Defense One arguing that Germany’s indecisiveness regarding sending tanks to Ukraine reveals that the hope of Europe standing on its own so that Washington can focus more on the Pacific theater remains farfetched.

Defense Policy Germany

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

Wieslander on Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Podcast

Anna Wieslander spoke with the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences about the report “How allied Sweden and Finland can secure Northern Europe.”

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 6, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Observer Research Foundation brief on digital currency interoperability

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 6, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Financial Times article about digital pound

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 6, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Forbes article about stablecoins

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 6, 2023

Wald in The Hill: A misguided emissions rule could expose sensitive work by our military and scientific institutions

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security