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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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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

Oct 21, 2022

Shapiro in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The ASEAN Model – A Vision of Middle East Integration Beyond the Abraham Accords

By Atlantic Council

The summit of foreign ministers came together on relatively short notice. It was unstructured, informal, with little of the staff work or pre-negotiation that normally precedes such gatherings. The agenda was slim and general, and the outcome rather modest. But viewed through a historical scope, the results were transformational.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Oct 20, 2022

Khakova joins BBC News to discuss the War in Ukraine

Geopolitics & Energy Security Russia

In the News

Oct 20, 2022

Morningstar joins the Caspian Policy Center to discuss the European energy crisis

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Oct 19, 2022

Riaz in Barron’s: Welcome no more: Rohingya face backlash in Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Human Rights

In the News

Oct 19, 2022

Riaz in VOA বাংলা: ইরানে বিক্ষোভ কারণ ও পরিণতি

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Iran

In the News

Oct 18, 2022

Eser Özdil joins TRT World to discuss Turkey becoming a regional gas hub

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Oct 17, 2022

Wieslander speaks to BBC on Russian nuclear threats

Europe & Eurasia Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 17, 2022

Propp in International Association of Privacy Professionals: The redress mechanism in the Privacy Shield successor: On the independence and effective powers of the DPRC

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Kenneth Propp, with co-authors Peter Swire and Théodore Christakis, reacts to the details of the White House “Executive Order On Enhancing Safeguards For United States Signals Intelligence Activities” to implement changes to safeguard the free flow of data between the European Union and the United States, and the creation of […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 15, 2022

Siegel quoted in Newsweek on the role of Starlink satellites in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Newsweek quotes Julia Siegel regarding the use of Starlink satellites in Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Oct 14, 2022

Eser Özdil joins TRT World to discuss Putin’s proposal to turn Turkey into a natural gas hub

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas