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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

Jan 30, 2026

Lipsky featured in the Atlantic article on energy traders’ reactions to Venezuela

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In the News

Jan 30, 2026

Bauerle Danzman quoted in Reuters article about Global reliance on U.S. debt

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In the News

Jan 30, 2026

Lipsky quoted in Reuters article about Trump raising South Korea tariffs

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In the News

Jan 30, 2026

Kroenig quoted in Wall Street Journal on adversary nuclear capabilities

By Atlantic Council

On January 30, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Russian and Chinese nuclear capabilities amid discussions on renewing New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

China Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Jan 30, 2026

Amato in RealClearDefense on the 2025 National Security Strategy

By Atlantic Council

On January 29, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Amato published an article in RealClearDefense on the Trump administration’s ambiguity on nuclear deterrence in the Korean peninsula. In the article, Amato argues that silence on the regime ending policy risks emboldening North Korea and unsettling South Korea and Japan.

Japan Korea

In the News

Jan 30, 2026

Abdillahi in Le Monde on artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa

By Atlantic Council

On January 30, Yasmine Abdillahi, a nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Center published an article in Le Monde arguing that although Africa accounts for nearly 20% of the world’s population, it contributes less than 1% of the data used to train AI systems. This imbalance, she warns, risks excluding African languages, cultures, and lived […]

Africa Artificial Intelligence

In the News

Jan 29, 2026

McDowell speaks on why the value of gold skyrockets against the dollar on The World podcast

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In the News

Jan 28, 2026

Charai for The National Interest: Jared Kushner’s Quiet Middle East Diplomacy

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 26, 2026

Chhangani quoted in South China Morning Post (SCMP) article about China modernizing infrastructure to power global financial transactions.

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In the News

Jan 25, 2026

Rich Outzen joins ILTV to discuss Gaza and Israel-Iran tensions

Iran Israel