About the Council

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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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative with H.E. Ali Allawi mentioned in Argus Media

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Economy & Business Energy Markets & Governance

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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative event with H.E. Ali Allawi, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance featured in Rudaw

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Economy & Business Energy Markets & Governance

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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative event with H.E, Ali Allawi, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister mentioned in S&P Global

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Economy & Business Inclusive Growth

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Apr 20, 2022

Katz in The Hill: To be a great power, here’s the stance China should take on Russia

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China Conflict

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Apr 20, 2022

Cohen in Forbes: Energy-Driven Ruble Rebound Won’t Rescue Russia

Conflict Energy & Environment

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Apr 19, 2022

Tran cited by the CATO Institute on how China doubled-down on its Human Rights stances amid the US-China Trade War

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China Economy & Business

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Apr 19, 2022

Davidzon in the Spectator: Leaving Kyiv and the war in Ukraine

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Crisis Management Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 19, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Reuters on G20 protests over Russia

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

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Apr 19, 2022

Panikoff mentioned in Politico National Security Daily on his appointment as the director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcrowft Middle East Security Initiative

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Middle East

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Apr 19, 2022

Nia joins the Associated Press to discuss the classification of crimes in Ukraine as a ‘genocide’

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Conflict Europe & Eurasia