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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

Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig quoted in Politico on Russian nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Politico discussing Russia’s “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine of backstopping conventional aggression with nuclear threats.

Arms Control China

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by War on the Rocks to discuss the objectives and scope sanctions imposed on Russia

Listen to the full interview here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Ashford at CFR: U.S.-Russia Relations—What’s at Stake?

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Emma Ashford attended a CFR event as a panelist to discuss the broader implications of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “Ukraine and Russia have an extremely long history together. They have often been part of the same politik, they have not always been the same country. Many in Moscow (and I think Vladimir […]

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig quoted in Fox News on US embassy evacuation

By Atlantic Council

On February 28, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News arguing that the decision to shut down the US embassy in Kiev was the “correct and prudent move.”

Arms Control China

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Nia quoted in The Guardian on Syrian and Iranian officials human rights violations and their potential war crime cases to ICC

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Human Rights

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by Lawfare on how the scope and effectiveness of sanctions against Russia

Listen to the podcast here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Manning and Burrows in Foreign Policy: The US can’t afford a double Cold War

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning published an article in Foreign Policy making the case that the United States cannot afford to have a double Cold War with China and Russia. “Fighting a two-front new cold war would mean far higher military expenditures, great uncertainty weighing down the global economy, and a diversion […]

China Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig in the Irish Times on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is textbook Russian strategy and likely a bluff.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by Yahoo Finance on the West blocking Russia from SWIFT and Russia’s economic outlook

Watch the full interview here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Shaffer for Foreign Policy: Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis

Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security