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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

Dec 20, 2022

Graham cited by Devdiscourse on China’s slowing economy.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 20, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited by Politico Global Insider on global CBDC developments.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 20, 2022

Lipsky and Kumar quoted by Bloomberg on wholesale CBDC Development.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 20, 2022

Graham quoted by the China Times on the shift in China’s zero-COVID policy.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 20, 2022

Graham quoted by VOA on the impact of removing China’s zero-COVID restrictions.

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 19, 2022

Shaffer in De Gruyter: Iran is More than Persia: Ethnic Politics in Iran

Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Dec 19, 2022

Bociurkiw in CNN Opinion: Where Zelensky goes from here

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy

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.

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Economy & Business Indo-Pacific