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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.

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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 3, 2022

Pfaff in United States Army War College Press: Coercing Fluently-The Grammar of Coercion in the Twenty-first Century

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 3, 2022

Lipner in The National News: Is Israel warming up for a nuclear showdown with Iran?

By Atlantic Council

Iran Israel

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Aug 3, 2022

Svetlova in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The lost opportunity of Mahmoud Abbas

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

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Aug 3, 2022

Sales quoted in The Los Angeles Times on the state of terrorism in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Security & Defense

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Aug 3, 2022

Panikoff joins TRT World to discuss Biden’s visit to the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 3, 2022

Slavin interviewed on Asharq about the status of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Iran

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Aug 3, 2022

Schuman in the Atlantic: The Gamble of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan

On August 3, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic, “The Gamble of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan.” “Taipei is celebrating; Beijing is seething. This may prove a consequential moment in a looming confrontation between China and the U.S. over not just the island’s future but the world’s.” […]

China International Norms

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Aug 3, 2022

Sales quoted in The National on the death of Al-Zawahiri

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Afghanistan Security & Defense

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Aug 3, 2022

Drun joins Jim Sciutto on CNN to discuss Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan

On August 3, 2022, Global China Hub fellow Jessica Drun was featured on CNN discussing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. “What is important to focus on is to back the words that Pelosi said with action,” Drun tells Jim Sciutto, CNN Anchor and Chief National Security Correspondent. More about our expert

China Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 3, 2022

Nasr in Reuters: Analysis: Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran’s sway

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