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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

Dec 10, 2021

Jason Marczak in AP News: Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China

On December 10, 2021, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center's Senior Director Jason Marczak was quoted in an AP News article, "Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China."

Americas China

In the News

Dec 10, 2021

Riaz writes for Carnegie: How Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act Is Creating a Culture of Fear

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Digital Policy

In the News

Dec 10, 2021

The CBDC Tracker was cited in the New York Times on pilot central bank digital currencies around the world

By GeoEconomics Center

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Slavin joins Sky News Arabia to discuss the possibility of Israeli military or cyber strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Cybersecurity

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Lakhani in Bloomberg: Startup Fever Is Gripping the World’s Last Big Untapped Nation

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Chhibber in The Economic Times: Why a law to perpetuate minimum support price would be a huge mistake

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Kroenig in the Financial Times on whether Biden should clarify US nuclear use policy

By Atlantic Council

SCSS Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig comments on US nuclear use policy in the Financial Times

Arms Control China

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Cole in War on the Rocks on the US need for an algorithmic warfare group

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow August Cole writes on the need for an Algorithmic Warfare Group in War on the Rocks.

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Talent management for a modern military

By Atlantic Council

On December 9, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS), and Zack Cooper (AEI) explored how the US military recruits and retains top performers on the Net Assessment podcast. In the recently released Marine Corps’ Talent Management report, Marine Corps Commandant David H. Berger explains that the Corps “must bring into the service the right […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Manning in Voice of America: Beijing Winter Olympics test US-South Korea cooperation on China

By Atlantic Council

On December 9, Robert Manning was quoted in a Voice of America article on how the Beijing Olympics challenge the relationship between the United States and South Korea. “While the US would not be happy [if the South Korean government participated in the Olympics], especially if most US allies also boycott official presence at the […]

China Korea