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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

Nov 29, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Kharon on US sanctions on the Iranian Drone Program

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Nov 29, 2021

Ashford in Politico: “There’s nothing strategic…about a global force posture review that fails to accept the notion of resource constraints”

By Atlantic Council

On November 29, Emma Ashford was quoted in Politico’s National Security Daily newsletter on the conclusion of the Biden administration’s global posture review. “There’s nothing strategic — or even useful — about a global force posture review that fails to accept the notion of resource constraints and declines to face any hard choices about America’s […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 29, 2021

Manning in The Hill: The dangers of anarchy in space

By Atlantic Council

On November 29, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill of the need for agreements surrounding space policy. “The US is well positioned as first among equals to launch an ad hoc coalition of space powers to pool resources and (non-national security sensitive) capabilities to better monitor, clean up space debris and seek mutually […]

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

In the News

Nov 29, 2021

Schuman on the American Foreign Policy Council’s Great Power Podcast

By Atlantic Council

On November 29, 2021, Michael Schuman was interviewed for the American Foreign Policy Council’s Great Power Podcast about “the evolution of China’s strategic culture throughout its dynastic era – and how it shapes the Chinese Communist Party’s practice of foreign policy today.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 29, 2021

Dr Riaz joined Tritiyo Matra for a discussion on the State of Democracy in South Asia

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

Nov 28, 2021

Dagres joins Monocule to discuss the nuclear accord

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 26, 2021

Schuman in Bloomberg Businessweek: More businesses will stand up to China after the Peng Shuai outcry

By Atlantic Council

On November 26, 2021, Michael Schuman published a piece in Bloomberg Businessweek. In light of the outcry surrounding the disappearance of Peng Shuai and response from Steve Simon, chairman and chief executive officer of the Women’s Tennis Association, Schuman argues that it is “getting harder for executives to balance supporting social causes with reaping the riches […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 26, 2021

Dungan quoted in The Washington Post on migration dispute between France and UK

Migration Western Europe

In the News

Nov 24, 2021

Haring joins PBS NewsHour to discuss the EU migrant crisis across the Poland-Belarus border

"Lukashenko has orchestrated the migrant crisis on the border, and it's retribution for EU sanctions," said Melinda Haring on PBS NewsHour.

In the News

Nov 24, 2021

Ahmad featured in BRINK on major demographic shifts in Saudi Arabia

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Resilience