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

Oct 28, 2025

Taylor joins Kurdistan24 to discuss the U.S. partnership with Kurdish leaders

By Atlantic Council

Iraq
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

Taylor quoted in The Washington Post on the release of a Wells Fargo banker in China

By Atlantic Council

China
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

Taylor quoted in American University article on the geopolitics of Kurdistan’s gas

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

Taylor quoted in the Kurdistan Chronicle on Kurdistan’s natural gas reserves

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

American University energy event mentioned in Shams TV on the Iraq electricity crisis

By Atlantic Council

Arabic
Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

LaHood quoted from Iraq Initiative event in Rudaw on the U.S.-Iraq security relationship

By Atlantic Council

Iraq
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

Chavkin joined JD Supra in a webinar on stablecoin strategy and regulation

Watch the full webinar here

In the News

Oct 27, 2025

Wieslander interviewed in Al Jazeera

Director for Northern Europe, Anna Wieslander, was interviewed October 27 in an Al Jazeera article on Russian hybrid warfare against European countries. Wieslander warns that the goal of the hybrid warfare is to exhaust Europe towards being “more recipient towards the final goal that Russia has for Europe, which is a division again into spheres […]

National Security
Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 27, 2025

Lipsky quoted in POLITICO’s Morning Money on international investment and redevelopment plans for Gaza

Read the full article here

In the News

Oct 27, 2025

Michta published in RealClearDefense on strengthening US alliances

On October 27, 2025, Andrew Michta, nonresident senior fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative, was published in RealClearDefense. He argues for closer strategic alignment between the US and its allies.

Freedom and Prosperity
Politics & Diplomacy