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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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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

Apr 11, 2022

Eftimiades in Newsweek on countering Chinese espionage

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades explains how China uses economic espionage to influence the US commercial sector.

China Intelligence

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Kroenig on the Ben Domenech Podcast on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains the nuclear shadow over Ukraine but clarifies that Putin does not want a nuclear war.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Wald joins Bloomberg to discuss Iran’s oil geopolitics

Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Nawaz in Spiegel on Imran Khan

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Hakimi with Chatham House on Afghanistan: The Taliban cannot govern alone

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Ahmad in the Wall Street Journal: Imran Kahn’s conspiracy plan

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan South Asia

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Younus with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs on Pakistan & the populist world order

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan South Asia

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Apr 11, 2022

Nawaz quoted in Nikkei Asia: ‘Allah, army and America’: How Pakistan’s Khan played anti-U.S. card

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan South Asia

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Amb. Rahmani in Washington Post: The world must demand the Taliban stop restricting girls’ education

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Education

In the News

Apr 11, 2022

Slavin quoted in Inside Arabia on the UAE’s diplomatic efforts to isolate Syria from Iran

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Conflict Crisis Management