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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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In the News

May 2, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: Is There a Risk of a NATO vs. Russia War?

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed the risk of a NATO war with Russia.

Arms Control China

In the News

May 2, 2022

Kroenig interviewed on BBC radio about Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

By Atlantic Council

On March 03, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig spoke with BBC Radio 5 live about Russia’s seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Arms Control China

In the News

May 2, 2022

Kroenig interviewed on CBS News about China’s approach to the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On March 21, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig spoke on CBS News about China’s response to the war in Ukraine and its attempt to balance between Russia and the West.

Arms Control China

In the News

May 2, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: does the new US national defense strategy make any sense?

By Atlantic Council

On April 08, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed the Pentagon’s new national defense strategy in Foreign Policy magazine.

Arms Control China

In the News

May 2, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: is weakening Russia a bad idea?

By Atlantic Council

On April 29, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed recent proposals to weaken Russia in the long term.

Arms Control China

In the News

May 2, 2022

Dr Riaz in Foreign Affairs: Bangladesh’s quiet slide into autocracy

By Atlantic Council

In the News

May 2, 2022

Dr Riaz on Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act

By Atlantic Council

In the News

May 2, 2022

Nooruddin in USA Today on the Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

In the News

May 2, 2022

Pavel on NPR on US military aid to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel discusses US military aid to Ukraine.

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

May 2, 2022

Wetzel in Euromaidan Press on US-Ukraine Lend-Lease

By Atlantic Council

Senior US Air Force fellow Lt Col Tyson Wetzel explains that the US lend-lease program shows continued US commitment to Ukraine's war effort.

Conflict Crisis Management