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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

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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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In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Brunner joins Fox News to discuss how the US must expand the Afghanistan airport safety zone and secure transit corridors

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Nooruddin and Cunningham quoted in The Independent on their reactions to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Lyla Kohistany joins CSIS's "Smart Women, Smart Power" podcast to discuss "Afghanistan: Bullets, Backlash, Blame Games, Women & Girls."

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Sales joins Sky News to discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Jensen quoted in the New York Times on the Taliban and social media

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Ben Jensen quoted by the New York Times on the Taliban and social media.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in Financial Times

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in Emerging Tech Brew

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Hu quoted in CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Evanna Hu speaks with CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Alam’s interview with Ahmad Massoud quoted in India Today

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in Radio Slobodna Evropa on the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict