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

Explore the podcast series

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 2, 2022

Webster quoted in Die Zeit on Russia-China diplomacy

China German

In the News

Oct 2, 2022

Stefanini in the Week: EU implications after the Italian elections

On October 2, TSI NRSF Stefano Stefanini was quoted in the Week discussing the implications for the EU of the Italian elections.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 30, 2022

Melinda Haring in Foreign Policy: Russia’s annexed land is a crime scene

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Human Rights

In the News

Sep 30, 2022

Wieslander speaks at Helsinki Security Forum

Anna Wieslander spoke on the opening panel at the first-ever Helsinki Security Forum. She spoke on lessons learned since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. First was that “Ukraine is part of Europe” and needs to be a part of the European community. There needed to be further rounds of EU enlargement to other contested […]

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeremy Mark interviewed by The Signal on the state of the Chinese Economy

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Nonresident Senior Fellow Brian O’Toole quoted by Reuters on Russia Sanctions

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Khakova quoted in MenaFM on ‘Sustainable Security in the Middle East’ Conference

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Lipsky quoted by Politico on CBDCs in relation to stablecoins

Read the full article here.

Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Khakova joins Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast to discuss the NordStream pipeline leaks

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Sep 29, 2022

Sullivan joins Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss the NordStream pipeline leaks

Europe & Eurasia European Union