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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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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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In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Bakir in Middle East Eye: Israel’s attacks on Syria threaten regional stability and will ultimately backfire

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Bakir in Anadolu Ajansi: The Iran-led narcotics empire: Syria’s Captagon trade unveiled

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Samaan for Bustan: The Gulf states’ decade

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Middle East

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Citrinowicz in The Institute for National Security Studies: The solution to the Houthi problem Is not in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Alkhatib featured in Foreign Policy on his opinions on Gaza and Israel

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Alkhatib joins i24 News to discuss the humanitarian conditions in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Alkhatib quoted in Jewish News on his Gaza views

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Human Rights

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Alkhatib quoted in Citizen Digitals on the possibility of Trump ending the Gaza war

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Sales joins Fox News to discuss growing tensions emerging from the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Sales joins Fox News to discuss the domestic and global consequences of the New Orleans attack

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Security & Defense