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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

Oct 3, 2022

O’Toole quoted by Reuters on Russian sanctions evasion

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

O’Toole interviewed by Formiche on Russian economy and sanctions.

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Eftimiades quoted in South China Morning Post regarding the conviction of a Chinese spy

By Atlantic Council

South China Morning Post quotes Nicholas Eftimiades regarding the conviction of a US Army Reservist as a Chinses "illegal agent."

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Bhusari and Nikoladze’s research on ‘Dedollarization’ cited by Ankasam Blog on economic ties between Russia and China

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

CBDC tracker cited by USA Today on a fact-check of a source on the Biden administration’s digital currency research.

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Nonresident senior fellow Daniel Tannebaum interviewed by CNBC on EU sanctions on Russia.

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Tantardini article regarding on-orbit refueling published in Longitude

By Atlantic Council

Longitude publishes an article by Marco Tantardini on the benefits and opportunities presented by on-orbit refueling.

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Kroenig quoted in Los Angeles Times regarding Putin’s nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

LA Times quotes Matthew Kroenig regarding Putin's nuclear threats.

Europe & Eurasia Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Zysk in the Barents Observer: Russia’s deployment of nuclear bombers to the Kola Peninsula

On October 3, TSI NRSF Katarzyna Zysk was quoted in the Barents Observer discussing the implications of Russia’s deployment of seven strategic nuclear bombers to the Kola Peninsula near Russia’s border with Norway and Finland.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Oct 3, 2022

Khakova joins CNBC to discuss Europe’s response to the energy crisis

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia