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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.

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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

Jan 23, 2022

Haring in the National Interest: Why Ukraine Wouldn’t Be a Cakewalk For Russia

By Atlantic Council

“For all the assessments of Putin as a geopolitical mastermind, he could be in over his head when it comes to Ukraine. In my view, Ukrainians will resist any incursion, minor or major, fiercely, and Moscow may be miscalculating if it thinks an invasion would be a cakewalk.” Melinda Haring More about our expert

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Roberts featured in Dagens Industri on China’s industrial policy

On January 22, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in Dagens Industri, one of the leading financial newspapers in Sweden, on the negative aspects of China’s industrial policy. Roberts argued that “Beijing’s crackdown on major technology companies, as well as plans to make the country self-sufficient in high technology, threaten to kill the country’s entrepreneurial spirit and […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Fulton quoted in The National on Russian and Chinese foreign policy implications in the region

By Atlantic Council

China International Organizations

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Manning in South China Morning Post: If Japan joins Aukus, will China, Russia, North Korea make a Rucndprk? (And will Seoul sign up to JauSKus?)

By Atlantic Council

On January 22, Manning was quoted in a This Week in Asia article on whether Japan being added to the AUKUS military alliance would lead to Russia, North Korea, and China forming a similar alliance in response. “Although Tokyo would like to solidify its relationship with like-minded states in the region and hedge against Chinese […]

China East Asia

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Slavin quoted in TRT World on Taliban-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Iran

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Bryza on Al Jazeera on Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s borders

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Sherman quoted in Politico on the Kremlin’s cyber strategy, Russia-Belarus cyber cooperation, and implications for further Russian aggression in Ukraine

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Konaev quoted in Vox on Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Margarita Konaev discusses the implications of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Jan 22, 2022

Sales in Fox News: To deter Putin in Ukraine, Biden must stand up to the Russian strongman

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Jan 21, 2022

Manning in StratNews Global: China, North Korea, Russia-Ukraine, Security Top Of Japan-U.S. Talks

By Atlantic Council

On January 21, Manning featured on a panel on StratNews Global about the North Korean nuclear program, China’s growing military assertiveness, and other topics. The panelists discussed issues such as Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first formal talks, new developments in North Korea’s nuclear program, China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy, the situation […]

China East Asia