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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 27, 2022

Kroenig in the Financial Times on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is not surprising as it is straight out of Russian strategy and is likely a bluff.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Konaev in India Today on Russian urban warfare campaigns

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Margarita Konaev cites recent and historical examples of how Russia conducts its urban warfare and how it will affect Ukraine.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Kroenig in the New York Times on Putin’s nuclear alert

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig highlights that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is just one of multiple historical examples in the New York Times.

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Bell and Wald quoted in The Spokesman-Review on calls to increase US oil and gas output in wake of Russia-Ukraine crisis

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Yahoo Finance on the SWIFT cutoff and sanctioning the Russian Central Bank

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Handelsblatt on the how sanctioning the Russian Central Bank will impact the international financial system

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Lipsky quoted in CNN Business on Russia’s energy exports

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Friedlander interviewed by CNN on the Russia-Ukraine war, sanctions, and gas prices in the US

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Melcangi quoted in International Policy Digest on Egypt’s relations with Libya and domestic policy challenges

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Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Financial Times on sanctions against Russia’s central bank

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia