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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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In the News

Mar 12, 2022

Kumar cited in Computer World on the US CBDC development in relation to other countries

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Sullivan in Hefner Energy: How Fracking saved America from Europe’s Fate and Improved Energy Security for Both

Geopolitics & Energy Security Oil and Gas

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Slavin joins Voice of America to discuss the status of Iran nuclear talks and Russia’s role in recent drawbacks

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Lipner quoted in Zing News on Israel and Turkey’s evolving relations with Russia

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Linderman quoted in Foreign Policy on Georgia after the invasion of Ukraine

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Political Reform Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Pavel in Stars and Stripes on shifting Army priorities to Europe

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel asserts that the US Army must prioritize Europe and invest more of its resources there.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Israel Initiative’s Abraham Accords Caucus event covered by the Jewish News Syndicate

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Education

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Mar 11, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: would Putin use nuclear weapons?

By Atlantic Council

On March 11, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed the potential that Putin might use nuclear weapons in Foreign Policy magazine.

Arms Control China

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Kroenig interviewed on CBS Mornings about Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons

By Atlantic Council

On March 11, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig spoke on CBS Mornings about Russia’s stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons and the implications of their potential use.

Arms Control China

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Slavin joins Voice of America to discuss Russia’s role in impeding Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran