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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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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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In the News

Aug 16, 2022

Ellinas quoted in The National on Turkey’s role in the European Energy Crisis

By Charles Ellinas

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Aug 16, 2022

Dr. Sakhi in The National Interest: The cost of engaging the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 16, 2022

Sakhi published in The National Interest: Do not engage the Taliban for free

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Extremism

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Hakimi in Chatham House: Afghanistan: one year of Taliban rule

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Dagres quoted in the National News on the rise of Iran-sponsored plots in the US

By Atlantic Council

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Amb. Ahmad speaks at the Hudson Institute: US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return, one year later

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Wald joins Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast to discuss global oil prices

Middle East Oil and Gas

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford debate developments in Crimea and the war in Ukraine

On August 12, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs.

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Younus in Profit By Pakistan Today: Time to think

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Ammar Habib Khan quoted in Profit By Pakistan: Rates that kill: how banks blew their capital on PIBs

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Economy & Business