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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.

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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In the News

Aug 13, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Axios on the Biden administration’s approach to evacuation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 13, 2021

Ashford on Crashing the War Party: When the backlash means you’re doing something right

By Atlantic Council

On August 13, Emma Ashford featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where she discussed the discourse and disagreements between different schools of foreign policy thinkers. “Kelley and Dan talk this week with Emma Ashford, an expert at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. Her experience spans the Middle East, Russia, and Europe, and she spends […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 13, 2021

CBDC Tracker and Friedlander testimony cited in CNN Business

By Julia Friedlander

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

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 13, 2021

Samad quoted in TSF Rádio Notícias: There’s a lot to learn from 20 years of mistakes and there’s no one to blame for Afghansitan

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Alam in Geo News: According to Ahmad Massoud Afghanistan must have strategic partnership with Pakistan

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Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Nasr quoted in The Guardian: US deserves big share of blame for Afghanistan military disaster

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera Arabic on negotiations of the Iran nuclear deal

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Arabic Arms Control

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Aug 12, 2021

Garlauskas participates in Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center workshop report on “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea”

On August 12, Markus Garlauskas presented remarks and answered questions at a panel discussion hosted virtually by Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The event was organized to launch a new Belfer workshop report to which Garlauskas contributed, “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to […]

Arms Control Indo-Pacific

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Samad quoted in Stars and Stripes: Taliban unlikely to support keeping US counterterrorism in Afghanistan, analysts say

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 11, 2021

Samad on TRT World to discuss if the Afghan army can fend off Taliban gains?

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Afghanistan Conflict