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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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In the News

May 29, 2022

Stefanini quoted in Financial Times: Europeans wish they knew what was America’s end game plan in Ukraine

By Stefano Stefanini

Stefanini quoted in Financial Times about European confusion regarding America's end plan in Ukraine.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 29, 2022

Cohen joins Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

In the News

May 29, 2022

Asat quoted in Thai PBS World the UN human rights chief’s response to the Uyghur population’s treatment in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

In the News

May 28, 2022

Asat quoted in The Globe and Mail the UN human rights chief’s view on the treatment of the Uyghur population

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

In the News

May 28, 2022

Asat quoted in DW UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet criticism of the treatment of the Uyghur population

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

In the News

May 27, 2022

Kroenig in Foreign Policy on President Biden, Taiwan, and strategic ambiguity

By Atlantic Council

Matt Kroenig debates the merits of US strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan and President Biden's recent comments on the topic.

China Defense Policy

In the News

May 27, 2022

Preble on Net Assessment: Debating Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Christopher Preble and co-hosts considered Finland and Sweden’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the Net Assessment podcast. Is a larger NATO necessarily a more effective alliance? And what are the practical implications of defending these two countries from an apparently revanchist Russia? What does this mean for the […]

Americas Defense Policy

In the News

May 27, 2022

Shapiro quoted in Sudan Tribune on how Israel would need US support for normalization between Israel-Sudan

By Atlantic Council

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 27, 2022

Schmidt to Cirilli: US needs a China plan

Former-Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke with Kevin Cirilli in a recent conversation at the Indiana Global Economic Summit about building trust in technology networks and platforms. Schmidt is the co-founder of Schmidt Future and also serves as chairman of the Special Competitive Studies Project, whose mission is to “make recommendations to strengthen America’s long-term competitiveness […]

China Technology & Innovation

In the News

May 26, 2022

Hakimi with Al Jazeera on current violence in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business