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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.

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In the News

Sep 5, 2021

Drun interviewed for The Wire China

By Atlantic Council

On September 5, 2021, Jessica Drun was interviewed by The Wire China about “why the discourse on Taiwan is so often flawed, what the One China policy is and is not, and how Beijing attempts to hijack the narrative.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 5, 2021

Nasr quoted in The New York Times on the emerging Biden doctrine

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 5, 2021

Nasr quoted in The Indian Express on the emerging Biden doctrine

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 4, 2021

Ashford in The Week: The limits of power

By Atlantic Council

On September 4, Emma Ashford was quoted in the editor’s letter for the new edition of The Week, focusing on the Afghan withdrawal. “The U.S. had searing proof of that in Vietnam, but the shock of 9/11 created a national amnesia that the Bush administration exploited in trying to nation-build Afghanistan, and then, more recklessly, […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 4, 2021

Slavin joins Al Hurra to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and Vienna negotiations

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 4, 2021

Samad joins CGTN’s “The Heat” to discuss the Taliban government

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 3, 2021

Sakhi joined C-SPAN to discuss Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the implications for Iran and other neighboring countries.

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 3, 2021

Kohistany interviewed by CNN on Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow M. Lyla Kohistany speaks with CNN on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Sep 3, 2021

Ashford in The Guardian: Yesterday’s war: why Raab did not foresee Afghanistan catastrophe

By Atlantic Council

On September 3, Emma Ashford was quoted in The Guardian on the fallout of the Afghan withdrawal. “Not surprisingly, there is now return of fire in the US from the many supporters of Biden’s decision. Emma Ashford, a leading advocate of a new grand strategy of US restraint, said: ‘If this episode pushes America’s European […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 3, 2021

Asat mentioned in Yale Law School on Uyghur Genocide

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights