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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

Sep 19, 2022

Wald quoted in CNN Business on oil prices in the Middle East

Energy & Environment Middle East

In the News

Sep 19, 2022

Kroenig in The National Desk on challenges posed by continued Sino-Russian alignment

By Atlantic Council

On September 16, Scowcroft Center acting director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in The National Desk on the geopolitical challenge posed by the continued alignment of Russia and China following Putin and Xi’s meeting in Uzbekistan.

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 17, 2022

Wald quoted in NPR on US energy prices

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Sep 16, 2022

Kroenig on CNBC discussing the Xi- Putin meeting in Uzbekistan

By Atlantic Council

On September 15, Scowcroft Center acting director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” discussing Xi and Putin’s meeting in Uzbekistan and the Sino-Russian relationship.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 16, 2022

Wieslander on the rise of the far-right Sweden Democrats in NYTimes

“In a way, their success is not so surprising, given that no government dealt really with the migration issue, which has been there for years, affecting society more and more, and with the way crime has been tied to immigrant groups,” said Wieslander

Elections Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 16, 2022

Eric Adamson on the broader implications of Swedish elections in Washington Post

“When you are holding on to power with one seat, it’s a cause of instability,” said Eric Adamson, a Stockholm-based project manager at the Atlantic Council’s northern Europe office. “This may make it harder for Sweden to take on a leadership role in northern Europe, in the E.U. or in NATO.” Whatever the outcome, the […]

Elections Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 15, 2022

Riaz in New Age: What role for intellectuals in autocratic era?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 15, 2022

Klain in Foreign Policy: Russia is seeding Ukraine’s soil with land mines

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 14, 2022

Khakova joins Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast to discuss European price caps on Russian oil

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Sep 13, 2022

Grigas on Bloomberg on Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy