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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

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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

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Nov 1, 2024

Kumar cited in “Smart Money: How digital currencies will win the new Cold War – and why the West needs to act now”

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Nov 1, 2024

Kumar and Lipsky cited in”The Geoeconomics of Money in the Digital Age”

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

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Nov 1, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker cited by Politico on the growing number of countries exploring a digital currency

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Digital Currencies

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Nov 1, 2024

Lipsky quoted in Reuters on the Bank for International Settlements’ exit from Project mBridge

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China Digital Currencies

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Nov 1, 2024

Event with Under Secretary Jay Shambaugh featured in Bloomberg on the IMF and sovereign debt

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Nov 1, 2024

Dollar Dominance Monitor cited by RBC-Ukraine on the global role of the US dollar

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Economy & Business International Financial Institutions

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Nov 1, 2024

O’Toole quoted in the Washington Post on former U.S. officials working for lobbying firms representing sanctioned entities and individuals.

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Nov 1, 2024

Front Page event with President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde featured in the New York Times on trade restrictions and barriers

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Oct 31, 2024

Webster in the China-Russia Report: China’s militarily-sensitive exports to Russia are evolving

By Joseph Webster

China Defense Technologies

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Oct 31, 2024

Kumar quoted by Cointelegraph on Bank for International Settlements’ exit from Project mBridge amid BRICS sanctions concerns

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Digital Currencies International Financial Institutions