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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

Aug 19, 2022

Plitsas in the Daily Signal on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Alex Plitsas comments on the US withdrawal and Afghan relocation effort

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Davidzon in Washington Examiner: “The cultural roots of Ukraine’s wartime love of stamp collecting”

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Asat quoted in Nikkei Asia on forced labor of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Dagres mentioned in The Jewish Chronicle about the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

By Atlantic Council

Editor’s note: A previous headline on this post incorrectly stated that Salman Rushdie died in an August 2022 stabbing. He survived the attack.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Mefford in the New York Post: Why every Republican should support Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Bociurkiw in CNN Opinion: The Ukraine war is also being fought over language

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Nationalism

In the News

Aug 18, 2022

Mark quoted in Politico China Watcher newsletter on bipartisan support for delisting Chinese firms from US markets

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 17, 2022

Gaber joins Al-Monitor to speak on Turkish President Erdogan and Ukraine

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 17, 2022

Gaber in The Globe and Mail: Don’t pop the champagne over the Ukraine grain deal just yet

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 17, 2022

Slavin quoted in L’Orient Le Jour about the state of reviving the Iran nuclear deal

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Iran Nuclear Deterrence