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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 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

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Mar 8, 2023

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

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Mar 8, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Fortune on Fed’s CBDC timeline

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Mar 8, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in the Financial Times on digital currency planning

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 7, 2023

Brzezinski on his visit to Claremont McKenna College spoke on the importance of the NATO alliance and NATO’s ability to aid Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

On March 7, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in The Claremont Independent on his visit to Claremont McKenna College, speaking on the importance of the NATO alliance and NATO’s ability to aid Ukraine. 

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

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Mar 7, 2023

“Can India Be America’s Ally Against China?” Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman for The Atlantic

On February 20, Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the South China Morning Post on Iranian President Raisi's visit to Beijing.

China India

In the News

Mar 7, 2023

Pappalardo quoted in Houston Public Media on COP28

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 7, 2023

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal discussing strategies against nuclear-armed rivals

On March 1, Scowcroft director Matthew Kroenig penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed discussing the compounded threat that nuclear-armed rivals Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China pose to the US. Kroenig highlights recent developments in each country’s nuclear programs and concludes with a call for the US to strengthen its own strategic forces to better […]

China Iran

In the News

Mar 7, 2023

Fractured Foundations report by Logan Wright cited in the South China Morning Post on Hong Kong’s business environment

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Economy & Business