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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

Feb 28, 2022

Uzair in Arab News PK on PM Khan amid the Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Nawaz on the US and its Middle East policies with CGTN

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Amb. Munter and Nooruddin in Brecorder: IPRs: US charge d’affaires says ‘Pakistan needs to do more’

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Younus on Asia Stream: A Tale of Three Cities

By Atlantic Council

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Politico on Western sanctions targeting ‘Fortress Russia’

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by NPR on how sanctions could affect assets Russian elites have in the US

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on Global Energy

Energy Markets & Governance Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Reuters on imposing a financial embargo on Russia

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Kroenig in the Mirror on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's nuclear alert mandates the movement of nuclear weapons to strategic positions.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Friendlander quoted in Financial Times on how CHIP sanctions will impact Russian military over time

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia