About the Council

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 19, 2023

Webster in the China-Russia Report: Beijing backed Moscow in oil markets in 2022, at seemingly great cost

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Feb 19, 2023

Hung cited in the South China Morning Post on US-China competition

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 18, 2023

Wald quoted in The Eastern Herald on Russian oil sanctions

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 18, 2023

Fishman in NPR: Are sanctions slowing down Russia’s war machine?

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 17, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Forbes on technology trends

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 17, 2023

Russia Sanctions Database cited in Yahoo News on state of the Russian economy

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 17, 2023

CBDC tracker cited in Blockworks on CBDC pilots

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 17, 2023

Russia sanctions event profiled in Voice of America’s Russian edition

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 16, 2023

Eftimiades in TIME

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades discusses why China launched a spy balloon over the United States.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 16, 2023

Rich Outzen joins WION to discuss the Chinese surveillance balloon

China Intelligence