About the Council

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

Explore the podcast series

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

Oct 21, 2021

Raghuveera interviewed by Nikkei regarding the Bahamas Sand Dollar and the importance of marketing and promotion for CBDCs

By Nikhil Raghuveera

Read the full article here.

Americas Caribbean

In the News

Oct 21, 2021

Sadat in Politico on the attempt to create a Space National Guard

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Mir Sadat comments on the proposal for a Space National Guard in Politico.

Defense Policy Space

In the News

Oct 21, 2021

Preble joins the Foreign Policy for America advisory board

By Atlantic Council

On October 21, Christopher Preble was announced as a new member of the Foreign Policy for America advisory board. Recent advisory board members include Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Ambassador the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. More about our expert

English United States and Canada

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Bryza quoted in TRT world on Russia-NATO tensions

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

O’Toole participated in a panel discussion the efficacy and success of sanction with the Institute of Peace & Diplomacy and the Bourse & Baazar Foundation

By Brian O’Toole

Watch the full webinar here.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Roberts featured in the Wire China on Evergrande

On October 17, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in The Wire China on Evergrande’s Xu Jiayin, who has stepped down from his position as chairman of the company in the face of its demise. “Xu is very flashy,” Roberts stated. Noting Xu’s nickname of “Belt Brother” due to the luxurious belt Xu wore to a Chinese […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Slavin quoted in Express on the US killing of General Soleimani

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: Is US foreign policy too hostile to China?

By Atlantic Council

On October 20, Emma Ashford was featured in a Foreign Affair’s “Ask the Experts” poll where experts and commentators responded to the question of whether US policy towards China has become overly hostile. “To be clear: there are plenty of areas of concern when it comes to China. Policymakers should be wary of China’s rise […]

China English

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Ashford in The New Republic: Afghanistan withdrawal unlikely to change Chinese foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On October 20, Emma Ashford was quoted in the New Republic on the question of US credibility following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “According to Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Biden’s Afghanistan policy “might convince China that we are more serious about a shift to Asia or to Great Power competition.” In […]

Afghanistan China

In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Ullman in UPI: ‘Integrated deterrence’ must be a strategy, not a slogan