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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.

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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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In the News

Nov 28, 2022

Essay published in Aspen Romania Institute’s book

The essay, "Freedom and Prosperity in Europe" will be read by top officials at the 2022 NATO Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

Eastern Europe Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Nov 25, 2022

Bociurkiw in the Globe and Mail: The horrors of the Holodomor are being repeated in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Nov 24, 2022

Younus quoted in CNN: Pakistan names former spy chief as new head of army

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Pakistan

In the News

Nov 23, 2022

Garlauskas Quoted in Breaking Defense

On November 22, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Markus Garlauskas was quoted in a Breaking Defense article on North Korea’s recent ICBM launch. In response to North Korea’s surge in missile shots and its deployment of 180 military aircraft in a single day, Garlauskas commented, “These recent activities fit into a longstanding pattern of provocative military […]

East Asia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 22, 2022

Younus in Dawn: The legacy of Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 22, 2022

Ness in Centre for European Perspective’s “Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe” report: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Susan Ness authored a section of the report Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe Forging a digitally advanced future with deepened transatlantic cooperation organized by the Centre for European Perspective, assessing the role of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in aligning transatlantic democracies. The war in Ukraine […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 22, 2022

Wieslander in WSJ China on Polish missile incident

Anna Wieslander, the Atlantic Council’s director for Northern Europe, said in an interview to Wall Street Journal China that Poland’s hard-line stance on the Ukraine war could create a potential rift within NATO if the Polish government pushes for a strong and rapid NATO response to Russia. However, she said, the government has shown restraint […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Nov 20, 2022

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: EU’s RES plans offer no certainty regarding East Med gas

Central Europe Eastern Europe

In the News

Nov 18, 2022

Shahid in Reformatorisch Dagblad: Vijf jaar na „genocide” zijn Rohingya thuisloos en rechteloos

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Human Rights

In the News

Nov 18, 2022

Charai in The Hill: Democracy is proving its biggest doubters wrong

By Ahmed Charai

Israel and America held elections barely a week apart, with very different ideological outcomes, but with the same message: Even in fractured societies, where majorities are hard to gather and harder still to hold together, democracy works. Doubters and critics have thrown shade on democracy for centuries. Yet, these two elections in two different lands show that […]

Americas Economy & Business