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

Dec 18, 2022

Wald quoted in The Hill on European natural gas

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Dec 17, 2022

Vershbow in TV3 discussing the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

On December 17, Atlantic Council Distinguished Fellow Ambassador Alexander Vershbow was quoted in TV3 discussing the implications of Russia’s war on the future of the North Atlantic Alliance (text in Lithuanian).

Europe & Eurasia Lithuanian

In the News

Dec 16, 2022

Nonresident Senior Fellow Clete Willems wrote an Op-ed in <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3772346-reimagining-the-trans-pacific-partnership/">The Hill</a> on the need to reimagine and push for a new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 16, 2022

Nonresident Senior Fellow Hung Tran quoted by The Banker on countries in Asia increasingly using local currencies and alternatives to the dollar to settle trade

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Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 16, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited by Bruegel on explaining CBDCs and their potential role in the international financial system

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 16, 2022

Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeremy Mark quoted by The Wall Street Journal on Chinese companies providing audit papers to U.S. regulators

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 16, 2022

Graham quoted by VOA on the outlook for the Chinese economy amid easing of Zero-COVID restrictions.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 15, 2022

Morningstar in Foreign Policy: Why the oil price cap won’t hurt Putin

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Dec 14, 2022

Agachi interviewed by Politico on the biggest unexpected threats to the United States

By Anca Agachi

Anca Agachi was interviewed by Politico on non-traditional security threats, serious national security hazards that aren’t nukes, tanks and bombs.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Dec 13, 2022

Roberts in Natural Gas World: Europe and the Caspian: The gas supply conundrum

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment