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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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Content

In the News

Apr 13, 2026

Faith Birol’s comments at the Atlantic Council event cited in Reuters article confirming IEA’s readiness to use global oil reserves

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In the News

Apr 13, 2026

Kroenig interviewed on NPR on Iran’s state-sponsored piracy

By Atlantic Council

On April 11, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on NPR on Iran's state-sponsored piracy in the Straight of Hormuz.

Iran Maritime Security

In the News

Apr 12, 2026

Muhleisen quoted in Bloomberg article on the IMF and anti-recession guardrails

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In the News

Apr 12, 2026

Lipsky and Muhleisen quoted in Reuters article on how the Middle East economic shock will cast a shadow over the IMF/World Bank spring meetings

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In the News

Apr 11, 2026

Trump Must Break Tehran’s Machinery of Coercion

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 11, 2026

Nikoladze quoted in Wall Street Journal article on Hong Kong’s role in Iranian sanctions evasion

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In the News

Apr 11, 2026

Tran quoted in SCMP article on the World Bank and IMF’s role in rescuing the global economy

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In the News

Apr 10, 2026

Chhangani cited in House of Saud article on how Iran avoids US sanctions and sell oil to China

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In the News

Apr 10, 2026

AC Front Page event with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga featured in Reuters article on slower global growth and heightened inflation brought on by Middle East conflict.

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In the News

Apr 10, 2026

Tannebaum cited in Politico article on risks to shipping companies transiting Hormuz, and the waterway’s indispensability to the global economy.

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