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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 14, 2023

Kroenig and Ashford debate dueling responses to the Israel-Palestine conflict

On March 10, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Human Rights Israel

In the News

Mar 14, 2023

Bayoumi in The Diplomat discussing China’s meddling in Canada’s elections

Imran Bayoumi authors an article for The Diplomat discussing leaked reports that China meddled in Canada's 2021 elections.

China Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Lipsky quoted by Vox on how the Silicon Valley Bank did not receive an actual bailout

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Sullivan quoted in Arab News on Saudi Arabia’s carbon capture

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Karim Mezran in Arab Digest: No End in Sight: Libya’s Consolidated Criminal Networks

By Atlantic Council

Libya Middle East

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering quoted in the South China Morning Post on China’s growing Middle East influence

On March 11, nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the South China Morning Post China’s growing leverage and influence in the Middle East. “One reason China may have succeeded where Russia and others, namely Iraq and Oman, had failed is that China has more leverage,” he said. “It is the largest trade partner of […]

China Middle East

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the China-brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia deal

On March 10, nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on how China brokered a Mideast diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

China Middle East

In the News

Mar 13, 2023

Nonresident Fellow Niva Yau in The Guardian: How China sees Central Asia in Xi’s third term

By Atlantic Council

On May 13, 2022, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Niva Yau was quoted in The Guardian on China and Central Asian countries’ mutual perception at the beginning of Xi’s third term. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, “the region is looking for solutions that China cannot provide,” says Niva Yau, a non-resident fellow […]

China East Asia

In the News

Mar 12, 2023

Nesheiwat in Real Clear Energy: Twelve years after Fukushima, more US nuclear energy is a national security imperative

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 12, 2023

Banks quoted in Español News: Why does the fossil fuel industry praise the Inflation Reduction Act?

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance