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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 6, 2022

Slavin interviewed on CGTN about the latest developments on the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 6, 2022

Azodi in Responsible Statecraft: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit and limits of American strategy

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Aoki quoted in NK News

On August 2, Nonresident Senior Fellow Naoko Aoki was quoted in NK News, explaining that, “watching developments, North Korea could have concluded that countries that don’t have nuclear weapons remain vulnerable.”

Korea Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Khan quoted in Bloomberg: South Asia debt woes evoke fears of another 1997-style crisis

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Fulton in The International Spectator: Systemic change and regional orders – Asian responses to a Gulf in transition

By Atlantic Council

Indo-Pacific Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Hargis discusses Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip on Al Jazeera.

On August 5, 2022, Global China Hub fellow Shirley Martey Hargis appeared on Al Jazeera to discuss Taiwan. More about our expert

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Khoury interviewed on CGTN about recent developments in Lebanon

By Atlantic Council

Lebanon Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 4, 2022

Riaz quoted in The Daily Star: Dhaka too may feel the heat

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh China

In the News

Aug 4, 2022

Engelke and Miller in NBC News

By Peter Engelke, Danielle Miller

On August 3, Peter Engelke, Deputy Director of Foresight, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, and Scowcroft Center program assistant Danielle Miller wrote an op-ed for NBC News on the need to reduce US waste exports and work toward a circular economy.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Aug 4, 2022

Culver on Sinica Podcast: Another Taiwan Straits Crisis?

On August 4, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow John K. Culver was featured on SupChina‘s Sinica Podcast, “Another Taiwan Straits Crisis? CIA veteran John Culver weighs in”. “[Xi Jinping] has a lot on his plate and he didn’t need a crisis on the Taiwan Strait, but since we’ve decided to give him one, then […]

China Crisis Management