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

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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

Oct 5, 2021

China Pathfinder report cited in Reuters on the potential impact of market-oriented shift on China’s economic growth

By The GeoEconomics Center

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China East Asia

In the News

Oct 5, 2021

Friedlander quoted in Washington Post about how sanctions have disrupted Russian oligarchs who rely on US financial markets as an element of their power

By Julia Friedlander

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 5, 2021

China Pathfinder report cited in South China Morning Post on the implications of decreased liberalization in China, for other market economies

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Read the report here.

Africa Digital Currencies

In the News

Oct 5, 2021

Slavin in National Interest: “The Last Thing the Middle East Needs Is a Nuclear Arms Race”

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Oct 4, 2021

Roberts featured in BBC World News on China’s overseas lending push

In an 9/28 interview with BBC World News, Dexter Tiff Roberts commented on a recent study published by AidData, an international development research lab based at Virginia’s College of William & Mary which highlighted over $385 billion USD of hidden debts in Chinese loans to foreign countries. Roberts described China’s foreign lending methods as “a […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 4, 2021

Blakemore quoted in Al Jazeera on OPEC+ production

Middle East Oil and Gas

In the News

Oct 4, 2021

Katz in The Hill: “Moscow won’t side with Washington against Beijing just because we think it should”

By Atlantic Council

China International Norms

In the News

Oct 4, 2021

Sales joins Madison’s Notes to discuss the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Oct 4, 2021

Mezran quoted in Arab News on the challenges of the UN peace efforts in Libya

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions International Organizations

In the News

Oct 3, 2021

Azodi in Arms Control Association: “New Iran Leadership Complicates Negotiations”

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Iran