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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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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 2, 2021

Bell featured on the Siemens Energy podcast to discuss cybersecurity and the energy transition

Cybersecurity

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Slavin joins VOA Persian to discuss the implications of renewed Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Azodi quoted in Teller Report on the renewed Iran nuclear talks

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Iran Middle East

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera on the need for a ‘plan B’ if the Iran nuclear talks fail

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Arabic Iran

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera on the renewal of nuclear talks with Iran

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Arabic Iran

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Melcangi in IEMed: Egypt: Between Internal Fragilities and Regional Ambitions

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Middle East North Africa

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Tran’s piece on China’s debt reduction campaign was featured in a Formiche article

By Hung Tran

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China Economy & Business

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Dec 1, 2021

Nawaz’s “The Battle for Pakistan” reviewed by Marvin G. Weinbaum

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"Among the large number of fine books on Pakistan in recent years by academics, think-tank scholars, and practitioners, Shuja Nawaz's The Battle for Pakistan stands apart."

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

Future of DHS

Dec 1, 2021

Warrick in Bloomberg Government on DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas Warrick comments on the importance of DHS intelligence.

Extremism Intelligence

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Dec 1, 2021

Ferziger in QPosts: تواصل الإمارات العربية المتحدة مع إسرائيل

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Arabic Israel