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 7, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Marketplace on Russia’s economic isolation

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Mar 7, 2022

Lipsky’s Twitter quoted in Investing on Switzerland’s participation in Russia sanctions

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 6, 2022

Nooruddin quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Russian invasion of Ukraine strains US’s strategic ties with India

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Economy & Business India

In the News

Mar 6, 2022

Dr Riaz on US sanctions on Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 6, 2022

Dr Riaz in WGLT: ISU professor says context and clear-sightedness are key to following media coverage of the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Ukraine

In the News

Mar 5, 2022

Stodder in the Daily Wire on Mastercard and Visa suspension of Russian operations

By Atlantic Council

Seth Stodder highlights a recent move by Mastercard and Visa to suspend operations in Russia following aggression against Ukraine.

Russia Trade and tariffs

In the News

Mar 5, 2022

Morningstar quoted in Radio Free Europe on the war in Ukraine

Geopolitics & Energy Security Russia

In the News

Mar 5, 2022

Propp in Lawfare: Cultivating Europe’s Data Garden

Europe Center nonresident senior fellow Kenneth Propp explores the EU’s digital legislative initiatives on the horizon: the Data Act and the Digital Governance Act. The immediate consequence, as the Data Act begins to wind through the legislative labyrinth, could be a foreign concern that the EU’s bid for greater autonomy in the data economy is […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 5, 2022

Amb. Fried quoted in CBC News on the impact of sanctions on Russian oligarchs

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Mar 4, 2022

Haddad in Politico: The EU should borrow together once again — this time for common defense

"The pandemic’s recovery fund offers a model for strengthening Europe’s military capabilities," write Benjamin Haddad and Max Bergmann in Politico.