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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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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

Feb 14, 2025

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on Trump’s trade strategy

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Feb 14, 2025

Global Sanctions Dashboard cited by the Australian National University on Wagner Group’s profits

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Economic Sanctions Russia

In the News

Feb 14, 2025

Event with Fed Governor Waller featured in Investing.com on how stablecoins can boost US dollar reserve status

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 14, 2025

Event with Fed Governor Waller featured in Business Insider on how stablecoins can promote the dollar’s global use and status

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

Economic Statecraft Initiative

Feb 14, 2025

Global Sanctions Dashboard cited by RUSI on Wagner’s business model in Syria and Africa

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Economic Sanctions General Africa

In the News

Feb 13, 2025

Palkar interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on Trump-Modi meeting

By Srujan Palkar

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Economy & Business India

In the News

Feb 13, 2025

Palkar interviewed by NDTV World on US-India relations

By Srujan Palkar

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Defense Policy Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 13, 2025

Kumar quoted by The Banker on project mBridge and BRICS economic cooperation

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 13, 2025

Soofer interviewed for USA Today article on Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’

By Atlantic Council

On February 11, Forward Defense senior fellow Robert Soofer was interviewed for a USA Today article entitled, “Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated.” The article quotes Soofer’s response to Trump’s executive order, citing his claim that it is “even more bold, I would suggest, than Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.”

China Defense Policy

Op-Ed

Feb 13, 2025

Tannebaum in The Kyiv Independent on the potential for economic statecraft measures in the Russia-Ukraine war

By Daniel Tannebaum

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Economic Sanctions Russia