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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 24, 2022

Ashford in The New York Times: It’s official: The post-Cold War era is over

"The war now unfolding in Europe marks an end to that era, showing Americans — and the world — that US power is not absolute," writes Emma Ashford in The New York Times.

Ukraine

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Pavel in Market Watch on NATO’s response to the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel paints a grim strategic landscape for what the United States and NATO are facing beyond the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

China Conflict

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Schuman in The Atlantic: Is Taiwan next?

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic, “Is Taiwan next?” In this piece, he argues that “it is impossible to predict with certainty what Xi may be thinking about Taiwan in the aftermath of Putin’s Ukraine war”. But Schuman also adds that if certain trends […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Ashford in New York Times: It’s official: the Post-Cold War era is over

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, Emma Ashford had an op-ed published by the New York Times on the policy imperatives for the United States as the post-Cold War period comes to an end following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “The war now unfolding in Europe marks an end to that (peaceful) era, showing Americans – and the world […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Politico on sanctions price spikes

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Lipner quoted in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Israel’s diplomatic obstacles during the ongoing Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Wechsler and Pfaff quoted in Forbes on Iraq’s increasing involvement in militant attacks in the region

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Conflict

In the News

Feb 24, 2022

Wieslander speaks to Marshall Center on “Sweden and Finland: Responses to the Russian Threat”

By Anna Wieslander

On the occasion of the Alumni in-residence-scholarship of Anna Wieslander, Director Northern Europe at the Atlantic Council, the Marshall Center organized an online seminar to analyze Sweden’s and Finland’s responses to Russia’s threats and aggression. Russia’s military attack on Ukraine on the same day made the seminar particularly relevant and timely.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Feb 23, 2022

Friedlander interviewed by France24 on the cost of sanctions

Watch the interview here.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 23, 2022

Slavin quoted in USA Today on Russian sanctions and support for Ukrainian humanitarian efforts

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Energy Markets & Governance