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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 9, 2021

Manning in The Hill: The Serenity Prayer as a guide to US foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On August 9, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill, making the case for the United States adopting the Serenity Prayer as a starting point for formulating strategy and foreign policy. “In fact, many of the major failures of U.S. foreign policy can be attributed to not fathoming the things the U.S. could not […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Mezran quoted in African Manager on Tunisian-Italian relations

By Atlantic Council

French Human Rights

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Cooper quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the UAE-Russia relations

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Defense Industry

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Slavin joins the Global Agora to discuss Iranians’ expectations for President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Qaddour quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Syria’s future

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Economist on the echoes of Mao Zedong’s “politics-in-command” economy

On August 9, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Economist that discussed Beiing’s movement on abandoning China’s old pro-growth model and the beginning of “real state capitalism.” Roberts highlights that senior officials in the US government believe that China will become “not just an economic superpower but a geopolitical and military one” […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Sakhi quoted in Alaska Native News: Battle between Taliban, Afghan government now seeing return of warlords

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Arms Control

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Sakhi quoted in VOA: Battle between Taliban, Afghan government now seeing return of warlords

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Arms Control

In the News

Aug 8, 2021

Eftimiades in Express on the Biden administration’s approach to China

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Eftimiades interviewed by the Express on President Biden's China strategy.

China National Security

In the News

Aug 8, 2021

Asat quoted in Nikkei Asia on boycotting Beijing Olympics

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights