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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

Mar 22, 2022

Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: A letter from the publisher

By Ahmed Charai

As we emerge onto the post-COVID-19 landscape in 2022, the virus will still be with us. But it will have yielded center stage—both to pre-existing trends it accelerated, and to new realities it created. Read Charai’s latest in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune on America’s prospects in facing the challenges of 2022. Ahmed Charai is a […]

Americas Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Central Bank Digital Currency tracker cited in the Wall Street Journal

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Friedlander included in Wall Street Journal In-Depth Features video on global sanctions against Russia

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Crisis Management Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Lipsky quoted in the Wall Street Journal on global development of CBDCs

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Africa Digital Currencies

In the News

Mar 21, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the NOS on Russian oligarchs’ role in Putin’s war in Ukraine

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Corruption Crisis Management

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Mar 21, 2022

Katz in The National Interest: Why Russia upended the Iran Deal talks, and then backed down

"So long as Tehran favors the JCPOA, it is not in Russia’s interests to oppose it" writes Mark N. Katz.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 21, 2022

Slavin quoted in ISPI: Iran, Russia and the JCPOA: Is a year of negotiations at risk?

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 21, 2022

Ashford in War on the Rocks: Russia recognizes breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On February 21, Ashford featured on the War on the Rocks Warcast, discussing the Russian recognition of the independence of breakaway territories of Eastern Ukraine. “I spoke with Dr. Emma Ashford to discuss the current military situation on Ukraine’s borders, trans-Atlantic diplomacy, and the implications of additional sanctions on the Russian economy. Emma is a […]

Eastern Europe Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 20, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu on Monocle 24 discussing the war in Ukraine and China-Russia relations

On March 14, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu was interviewed on Monocle 24’s “The Globalist” to discuss how the war in Ukraine is affecting the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, the issue of foreign fighters in Europe, and China-Russia ties.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 20, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on the prospect of Chinese military aid to Russia

On March 14, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published an op-ed in The New York Sun outlining what China and Russia’s deepening relationship could mean for the war in Ukraine, as Russia requests Chinese military support.

China Politics & Diplomacy