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 7, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in CoinTelegraph on Nigeria’s CBDC development

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Dec 6, 2022

Lichfield and O’Toole cited by the Indian Express Times on the logistical issues of implementing a price cap on Russian oil

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Dec 6, 2022

Younus in Dawn: More, not less politics, is the answer to Pakistan’s economic crisis

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Pakistan

In the News

Dec 6, 2022

Guevara in El Heraldo de Mexico on modernizing in the face of global geopolitical changes (in Spanish)

On December 6, TSI NRSF Inigo Guevara authored an op-ed in El Heraldo de Mexico discussing Mexico’s need to modernize its defense capabilities to position itself strategically and political in the face of global challenges (text in Spanish).

Mexico Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 5, 2022

Nooruddin in The Hindu: From a vicious cycle to a virtuous cycle

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Dec 5, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in CoinDesk op-ed for Yahoo Finance on China’s development of a CBDC

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Dec 5, 2022

House quoted in CoinDesk article for Yahoo Finance on coordinating government policy on crypto

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Dec 5, 2022

Daoud quoted in i24 News on Lebanon

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 5, 2022

Tran cited by Reuters on friend-shoring

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Dec 3, 2022

Lichfield interviewed by BBC News on G7 price cap on Russian oil

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Economy & Business Eurozone