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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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May 24, 2022

Klain speaks with TICKER NEWS on being sanctioned by the Kremlin

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Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Politics & Diplomacy

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May 24, 2022

Graham quoted in The Dispatch on the US incentivizing countries to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and increase cooperation

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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May 24, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in Axios on US CBDC development in relation to other major central banks

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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May 23, 2022

Dr Chhibber on economic planning in India

Economy & Business India

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May 23, 2022

Dr Riaz in the Daily Star: Hints at all-EVM polls: BNP’s distrust of the govt to deepen

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Politics & Diplomacy South Asia

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May 23, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by Yahoo Finance on China’s role in a potential global recession and the outlook for the economy

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China Economy & Business

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May 20, 2022

Slavin joins CGTN to discuss stumbling blocks to a new Iran nuclear deal

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Iran Middle East

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May 20, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Barrons on the prospects of CBDC development in the US

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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May 20, 2022

Preble quoted in Asia Times: US experts skeptical of Finland, Sweden NATO bid

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On May 20, Christopher Preble was quoted in Asia Times about the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO. “The addition of new members does not necessarily improve the alliance’s effectiveness. If even a single country disagrees, about, for example, the nature of a particular threat, or the best means for addressing that threat, then […]

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May 19, 2022

Hakimi with Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Hostilities Grow Between Taliban And Tajikistan Amid Border Closure, Truck Seizures

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Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy