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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

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

In the News

May 26, 2022

Nooruddin in Instick Media: The Global South on Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 26, 2022

Ashford on SpectatorTV: What has Taiwan learnt from Ukraine?

By Atlantic Council

On May 26, Emma Ashford was interviewed on SpectatorTV about Ukraine and Taiwan. Ashford drew distinctions between Russia’s war in Ukraine and a potential attack on Taiwan by the Chinese government. “There are these parallels, but the parallels are mostly at this sort of large, strategic, geopolitical sense. There are also some major differences that I think […]

China Conflict

In the News

May 26, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: How the war in Ukraine has stopped it from feeding 400 million people around the world

Eastern Europe Trade and tariffs

In the News

May 26, 2022

Fontenrose in DefenseOne: What Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Means for the Middle East

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Middle East Russia

In the News

May 26, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in South China Morning Post on countries that have launched or are piloting central bank digital currencies

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

May 26, 2022

Shapiro quoted in All Arab News on how the US can improve relations with Riyadh and lay the groundwork for US-Saudi peace

By Atlantic Council

Israel Politics & Diplomacy