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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

Jun 2, 2022

MENASource mentioned in The Jerusalem Post on Netanyahu’s previous consideration of a deal where Israel gave up control over the Golan

By Atlantic Council

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Shapiro quoted in The Washington Post on how Saudi Arabia must firmly align with the US internationally to ensure Saudi oil fields remain protected

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Ashford quoted in MSNBC: Biden doesn’t address how far US support for Ukraine goes

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Ashford was quoted in MSNBC regarding President Biden’s op-ed about US support for Ukraine. She noted that Biden’s op-ed did not address how far the United States will support Ukraine in its quest to recover lost territory. “Does US support extend to fighting Russia to a stalemate? Does it extend to rolling them […]

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Grieco in The National Interest: Trying harder is a bad China strategy

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Kelly Grieco published an op-ed in The National Interest, calling out US policymakers for substituting the vague concept of competition for a strategy with defined means and ends. “Above all, competition itself is not a strategy. It offers only a description of the strategic environment. And it is hardly a novel one. […]

Australia China

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Jun 2, 2022

Shapiro quoted in Axios on how a US decision to downgrade military posts in Israel would affect Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation

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Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Propp in Lawfare: Has the Time for an EU-US Agreement on E-Evidence Come and Gone?

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Kenneth Propp discusses the state of transatlantic cooperation on sharing electronic evidence, a critical component of law enforcement investigations. Over the years, Europe and the United States have managed—despite occasional well-publicized difficulties—to build a well-functioning international law framework for law enforcement and security information exchange that respects individual privacy rights. […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

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Jun 2, 2022

Asat joins the Al Jazeera podcast to discuss what it will take to prompt action against China’s Uyghur genocide

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China Human Rights

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Jun 1, 2022

Azodi quoted in Middle East Eye on Iran’s seizure of oil tankers in retaliation

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Iran Middle East

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Jun 1, 2022

Mezran in Newlines: Gulf Influence in Maghreb

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North Africa Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 1, 2022

Asat quoted in The Guardian encouraging the UN human rights chief to release the report detailing the treatment of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang

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China Politics & Diplomacy