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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 17, 2022

Preble in Reason: Public Confidence in the military Is slipping

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Preble was quoted in Reason regarding declining public trust in the military. “‘Trust in everything is down, and the obvious answer is that post-9/11 wars have not gone well,’ the Atlantic Council’s Christopher Preble tells Reason. Preble also feels that the question’s oversimplification doesn’t fully capture the issue. He wonders whether the recent decline […]

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Klain interviewed in RFE/RL’s Romanian Service on NATO’s role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

Ukraine was officially a neutral country in 2014 when Putin decided to invade it. So no kind of neutrality, declared now, would change the situation at hand. Doug Klain More about our expert

Politics & Diplomacy Romanian

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Nia quoted in the Middle East Eye on accountability efforts for Syrian civil war and Iran’s contribution to war crimes

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Human Rights

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Qaddour joins What Are You Going To Do With That to discuss the experience of being an immigrant and her lessons from policy and research

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Friedlander and Schnapper-Casteras featured in a panel discussion by Network 20/20 on central bank digital currencies

Watch the full discussion here.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Wieslander interviewed by Radio Sweden on the history of NATO-Russian Relations

By Anna Wieslander

Since the 1990’s, many have contemplated Russian NATO membership and an EU-led European security order. Russia’s admission into NATO’s Partnership for Peace in 1994 established many areas of Russian-NATO cooperation around the world. However, Putin’s rise to power and increased opposition to the US-led world order caused early optimism to deteriorate into full-blown confrontation.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Feb 16, 2022

Mu Changchun’s remarks from the UCSD-GeoEconomics Center conference on CBDCs in the Asia Pacific featured in the South China Morning Post

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Feb 16, 2022

O’Toole quoted in The New York Times on Russia sanctions

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 16, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford debate if there is a diplomatic offramp in Ukraine

On February 10, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs. In their latest column, they discuss NATO allies’ varied responses to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and debate if a peaceful resolution is possible.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Feb 16, 2022

Mu Changchun’s remarks from the UCSD-GeoEconomics Center conference on CBDCs in the Asia Pacific featured in Cointelegraph

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China Digital Currencies