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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

Apr 19, 2025

Rich Outzen joined WION (India) on Ukraine negotiations

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

Lipsky quoted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press on the US-China trade war

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

McDowell interviewed by DW News on the Plaza Accord

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Economy & Business International Financial Institutions

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

CBDC Tracker cited by RAND on the proliferation of CBDCs and the future of money

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

Dollar Dominance Monitor cited by the Financial Times on dollar denominated trade

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

Lipsky quoted by Reuters on the IMF and the global trade war

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

Kumar cited in Lawfare on the centralization of the e-CNY

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

CBDC Tracker cited in Lawfare on the proliferation of CBDCs

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Apr 18, 2025

Busch interviewed by DW News on Europe’s potential reactions to tariffs

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Op-Ed

Apr 18, 2025

Ullman in the Hill on competing economic interests in the Trump administration  

On April 15, 2025, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill on how three of US President Donald Trump’s core priorities—tariffs, tax cuts, and government efficiency—may affect the domestic economy. He argues using a gradual approach “that encompassed a cost-benefit analysis of likely and unlikely consequences” from the outset may have advanced […]

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy