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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

Apr 8, 2022

Wieslander quoted in Foreign Policy on Nordic NATO debate

By Anna Wieslander

“Although Finland is edging closer to NATO membership than Sweden, most analysts and diplomats agree that the countries are a package deal. If one joins, the other is likely to follow suit. Given their shared geography on the Scandinavian Peninsula—along with NATO member Norway—the alliance would prefer if the two countries joined at the same […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the New Republic’s Soapbox on Russia’s economic damage caused by sanctions

Read the full article here.

Conflict Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Marketplace on ways Russia can use its revenue from oil and gas sales to Europe, despite cut off from western financial system

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Apr 8, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Times on the strength of the dollar and lack of alternative options for sanctions evasion

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Conflict Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Marketplace on efforts to punish Russia through trade

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Conflict Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Slavin quoted in Inside Arabia: Can the UAE Distance Syria from Iran?

Conflict Iran

In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Lipsky interviewed on CNN Connect the World on global alignment in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Watch the interview here.

Conflict Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Shapiro quoted in The Jerusalem Post on Israel’s political instability and it’s impact on US-Israeli relations

By Atlantic Council

Elections International Norms

In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Polymeropoulos in the Washington Post on Russian intelligence

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos asserts that Russia's intelligence operations will suffer due to the mass European expulsion of Russian diplomats.

Conflict Intelligence

In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: Why we should think about Ramadan and future generations

Energy & Environment Southern & Southeastern Europe