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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Content

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Christian Science Monitor on sanctions against Russia

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Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Our CBDC tracker cited in EuroNews on the Executive Order on cryptocurrencies

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in Reuters

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Morningstar Joins NHK to Discuss import bans on Russian oil

Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Ellinas in Financial Mirror: No end to rising oil prices

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Chilton in MI-SPACE on space policy & strategy.

By Atlantic Council

Kevin Chilton moderates a discussion for the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE) Schriever Spacepower Forum.

Space Security United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Pavel and Wetzel in Politico on strategic risk in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Politico’s “National Security Daily” highlights Barry Pavel and Tyson Wetzel's Strategic Risk Calculator.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Ashford on Channel 4’s Fourcast: Is this the end of the post-Cold War era?

By Atlantic Council

On March 9, Emma Ashford featured on Channel 4’s Fourcast podcast to discuss the geopolitical ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “During the Cold War, we found ways to mitigate some of the worst risks of that situation. We need to figure out how to replicate those things going forward if we want this to […]

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Ashford in Fox News: Former US ambassador to NATO: Putin has ‘put himself on a plank’

By Atlantic Council

On March 9, Emma Ashford was quoted by Fox News in an article responding to her appearance on Intelligence Squared. “Volker and Ashford argued broadly about the United States’ stance defending Ukraine, Ukraine’s place in or outside NATO, the benefits or downsides of sanctions against Russia, and more over the course of the podcast episode.” […]

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Schuman in The Atlantic: China’s Russia Risk

By Atlantic Council

On March 9, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic, “China’s Russia Risk”. In this piece, he argues that “China’s relations with Russia are becoming a test case for what role Beijing’s leaders want to play in the world.”

China Politics & Diplomacy