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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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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

Jan 3, 2023

Guevara in El Heraldo de Mexico on Mexico’s defense priorities for 2023 (in Spanish)

By Inigo Guevara Moyano

On January 3, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s Nonresident Senior Fellow Inigo Guevara authored an op-ed in El Heraldo de Mexico discussing Mexico’s defense priorities for the upcoming year.

Mexico Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 3, 2023

Garlauskas Interviewed on VOA

On December 31, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Markus Garlauskas appeared on VOA to discuss the increasingly difficult and complex challenge of deterring North Korean aggression. Garlauskas explains that, now adding to the challenge of deterrence, is the interconnectivity between China and North Korea. Watch the full interview for more insights on the capabilities of the […]

Korea Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Jan 3, 2023

Lipner interviewed by Formiche on PM Netanyahu’s promise to expand Abraham Accords

By Atlantic Council

Israel Italian

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

CBDC Tracker cited by The American Banker on the prospects of CBDC project development in 2023.

Read the full article here.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

Brzezinski in TVN24 discussing the importance of defense investment in Poland and Germany

By Ian Brzezinski

On January 2, Transatlantic Security Initiative Fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in TVN24 discussing the importance of investing in defense and modernization efforts for Poland and Germany (text in Polish).

Europe & Eurasia Germany

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in American Banker on 2023 CBDC pilots

Read the full article here.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

Zagorodnyuk in Foreign Affairs: The Case for Taking Crimea

By Atlantic Council

Geopolitics & Energy Security Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

Tran cited in Asia Global Institute Paper on sanctions and foreign currency reserves

Read the full paper here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 1, 2023

Assistant Director Kitsch Liao quoted in Financial Times on Taiwan’s military conscription reforms

On January 1, 2023, Global China Hub Assistant Director Kitsch Liao was quoted in the Financial Times, discussing Taiwan's extension of mandatory conscription from four months to one year.

China National Security

In the News

Dec 31, 2022

Zysk in iNews discussing the threat that Russia’s war in Ukraine presents to energy in Europe

By Katarzyna Zysk

On December 31, the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s Nonresident Senior Fellow Katarzyna Zysk was quoted in iNews discussing the implications of possible attacks from the Kremlin on European energy and data links.

Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security