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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

Nov 2, 2021

Bryza joins Al Jazeera to discuss US-Turkey meeting on sidelines of G20 summit

Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Linscott and Nooruddin in The Hindu: Trade and climate, the pivot for India-U.S. ties

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Slavin quoted in Business Insider on reviving the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Riaz joins WGLT FM 89.1 to discuss “the rise of autocrats and democratic backsliding”

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Indo-Pacific

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Nusairat joins ISPI for an event with Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Asat quoted in The Political Backend on China imprisonment of her brother Ekpar in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China Crisis Management

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Linscott and Nooruddin in The Madras Tribune Opinion: Trade and Climate, the Pivot for India-US ties

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Nov 1, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Washington Report on Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections

By Atlantic Council

Elections Iraq

In the News

Nov 1, 2021

Arslan joins TRT World to discuss the meeting between the US and Turkish Presidents at the G20 and the future of US-Turkey relations

Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

In the News

Nov 1, 2021

Shahid joins Muslim Spaces for a conversation on the Tripura Riots

By Atlantic Council

Indo-Pacific South Asia