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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

Jun 25, 2022

Eftimiades in Industry Update on the satellite industry

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftmiades discusses how the US government can leverage small-satellite developments to ensure safe and secure access to space.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Kroenig in China Factor on the Russian and Chinese relationship

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig discusses the changing dynamic between Russia and China from its state during the Cold War.

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Barranco, Johnson, and Wetzel in Strategic Study India on the War in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

The Scowcroft Center Military Fellows outline the importance of resupply in the War in Ukraine.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Dagres quoted in The National News after girls were arrested in Iran after removing their hijabs at a skateboarding event

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Iran

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Slavin quoted in Newsweek on Mike Pence’s support of the formerly designated terrorist group MEK in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Iran Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Pınar Dost joins CNBC to discuss Turkey-Saudi normalization

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Roberts discusses Tesla in China on a broadcast with Feature Story News

On June 23, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured on a broadcast regarding “Tesla’s China travails.” In this segment, Roberts points to heightened sensitivity over the collection of private data as one reason behind China’s decision to shut out Tesla from the Beidaihe district. Given China’s preferential treatment for home-grown electric vehicle makers, Roberts indicates that […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Ashford on the Chicago Council’s Deep Dish podcast: How different foreign policy approaches assess the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On June 24, Emma Ashford appeared on the Chicago Council’s Deep Dish podcast as a guest. Alongside James Goldgeier, visiting scholar at Stanford University, Ashford discussed the war in Ukraine and divergent views on it in Washington. “If you look at the responses of most people who are realists or restrainers to this war, they’ve been in many […]

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Ward’s continued coverage from Seoul featured in POLITICO

June 22-24, 2022, Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Journalist Fellow Alex Ward was featured daily in POLITICO‘s The Inbox for “South Korea Sours on China,” “South Korea Signals Rapprochement with Japan,” and “Bolstered U.S. Military Presence Possible in Asia.” Based on continued conversations with South Korean experts and officials while in Seoul, Ward shares his insights on […]

China Japan

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

KF Journalist Fellow Gramer featured in Foreign Policy

On June 23, 2022, Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Journalist Fellow Robbie Gramer published an article, “South Korea Stares Into the Nuclear Abyss,” in Foreign Policy. From Seoul, Gramer reports broad agreement that Kim Jong Un will persist with North Korea’s nuclear weapons’ program. Following meetings with South Korean government officials and thought leaders, Gramer cites Dr. […]

Korea Politics & Diplomacy