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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

Jun 1, 2022

Ashford on BBC: Ukraine and the EU oil embargo

By Atlantic Council

On June 1, Emma Ashford was interviewed on BBC Newsnight about Ukraine and the EU oil embargo. More about our expert

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 1, 2022

Experts agree: Stay the course in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 1, 2022

Khakova featured in BBC News on the EU’s Russian oil embargo

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

In the News

May 31, 2022

North Africa program mentioned in Formiche on the future of an enlarged Mediterranean

By Atlantic Council

Italian Middle East

In the News

May 31, 2022

North Africa program mentioned in Formiche on the joint AC and Med- Or event, “The Middle East in the new Geopolitical Disorder”

By Atlantic Council

Italian Middle East

In the News

May 31, 2022

Dr Chhibber on economic planning in India

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China’s ideological battle with the West

On May 26, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun assessing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest China speech and the role of ideology in China’s challenge to the global order – a point that most western leaders still seem to miss or otherwise ignore.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on the vernacular and vision of French President Macron

On May 13, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on the new term that has emerged in Ukrainian vernacular – “to do a Macron” – and the history and origins of Macron’s visions for Europe.

Europe & Eurasia France

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions in Balochistan

On May 6, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions, particularly in the Balochistan region where separatist groups are increasingly attacking Chinese nationals and assets.

China Pakistan

In the News

May 31, 2022

Fontenrose quoted in Global Village Space on the US maintaining global coalitions in the face of Russian radioactivity

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy