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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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Content

In the News

May 7, 2025

Ullman in the Hill on how the Trump administration is shaping Europe, NATO, and geopolitics

On May 5, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill on US President Donald Trump’s divergence from the traditional assumptions of the transatlantic alliance. He argues that, if the United States steps away from NATO, there is no clear European power poised to take a leadership role.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

May 7, 2025

Tannebaum interviewed by Bloomberg on Trump’s tariff policy

Watch the full interview here

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

May 7, 2025

Tannebaum interviewed by BBC on Trump’s economic statecraft strategy

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

May 7, 2025

Graham cited by The Lancet on US reliance on Chinese pharmaceuticals

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China Economy & Business

In the News

May 7, 2025

Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis report cited by King Dollar

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China Economy & Business

In the News

May 7, 2025

Dollar Dominance Monitor cited in King Dollar

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Economy & Business

In the News

May 7, 2025

Lipsky quoted by Click on Detroit on Trump’s tariff strategy

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

May 7, 2025

Rich Outzen joined WION News (TV, India) on Pakistan-India fighting

Conflict India

Insights & Impact

May 6, 2025

Irdi in a hearing with the Italian Senate on foreign interference

By Beniamino Irdi

On May 6, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Beniamino Irdi presented at a hearing with the Italian Senate of the Republic. He spoke on “Foreign interference in the democratic processes of the Member States of the European Union and in the candidate countries.”

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

May 6, 2025

Lipner quoted in Kathinmerini on the state of the Gaza ceasefire

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel