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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

Aug 23, 2021

Charai in The Hill: Refugees can be a step toward redemption for Afghanistan failures

By Atlantic Council

While the chaos of the sudden US withdrawal from Afghanistan has been unpopular, the United States can redeem itself by providing humanitarian assistance for all Afghans without exception, says Ahmed Charai.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Shahid in Prothom Alo: To retain power, the Taliban must change

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Bengali

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Kamal Alam quoted in ummid: “Zalmay Khalilzad”: The man responsible for destruction raging across Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Wechsler joins Modern Warn Institute to discuss US military failures post 9/11

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Alam quoted in Ummid News on Zalmay Khalilzad

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Garlauskas featured in NK News podcast on intelligence failure to anticipate Communist Chinese military intervention

On August 23, Markus Garlauskas was featured in NK News podcast, along with the Korea Society’s Jonathan Corrado in an expert discussion on the failure of the United States to anticipate and prepare for Communist China’s military intervention in the Korean War. Garlauskas and Corrado argued that cognitive biases along with dysfunctional inter-personal and inter-organizational […]

Arms Control Indo-Pacific

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Nasr quoted in VOA on NATO’s European leaders also being blamed for the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Samad joins TRT World to discuss what a Taliban government look like

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Independent on China’s ongoing crackdown on its tech and private enterprises

On August 23, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Independent that discussed Beijing’s recent crackdowns on China’s technology industries and the CCP’s intentions behind these actions. Roberts argues that “China’s top leadership believe they can rein in the excesses of big tech companies by calling a sudden halt of IPOs (making […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 23, 2021

Chaudhary joins Signal Boost to discuss the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict