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

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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

Jul 27, 2022

Katz interviewed on VOA Africa about Burkina Faso Compaore’s apology to the Sankara family

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Africa Middle East

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Jul 27, 2022

Katz in National Bureau of Asian Research: How can Putin’s Russia be best understood?

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Politics & Diplomacy Russia

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Jul 27, 2022

Amb. Verma featured in Modern Diplomacy: India and the Five Eyes. Is the time ripe?

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Australia India

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Jul 27, 2022

Nasr and Riaz featured in The Print: Jihadists in Bangladesh are still going strong. Economic gains aren’t ‘wins’

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Bangladesh Economy & Business

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Jul 27, 2022

Maliha Khan quoted in Top Africa News: Women Deliver announces WD2023 conference theme and opens registration at One-Year-Out

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Africa Civil Society

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Jul 27, 2022

Lakhani featured in The Friday Times: The only Airlift takeaway that matters: It’s okay to fail

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Economy & Business Pakistan

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Jul 26, 2022

Melcangi quoted in Formiche on the state of Tunisian democracy

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Democratic Transitions Italian

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Jul 26, 2022

Panikoff in DefenseOne: Pass the CHIPS Act

By Atlantic Council

Americas Cybersecurity

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Jul 26, 2022

Melcangi quoted in Decode39 on the state of Tunisian democracy

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Arabic Democratic Transitions

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Jul 26, 2022

Asat quoted in DW on ethnic divisions in China

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China Human Rights