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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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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

Jul 6, 2021

Raghuraman quoted in AlJazeera on how the US and India have a lot of work to do on digital cooperation

By Atlantic Council

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 6, 2021

Qaddour mentioned in Foreign Policy’s Morning Brief

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Jul 6, 2021

Shahid joins COPE to discuss the situation in Myanmar

Corruption Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 6, 2021

Nawaz joins Naya Daur to discuss Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan after US withdrawal

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Jul 6, 2021

Busch in The Hill: New study makes the case for more US free trade deals

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that a recent study on the impact of US trade deals undersells the benefits that deeper and more cutting-edge deals with other countries could have for the US economy

Americas Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 5, 2021

Nurkin in ExpressWire on uncrewed systems

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Tate Nurkin quoted in Express Wire on his latest IScann Group white paper on the use of uncrewed systems.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Jul 4, 2021

Manning in The National Interest: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is consolidating its power against China

By Atlantic Council

On July 4, Robert Manning and James Przystup published an article in The National Interest detailing the Biden administration’s new approach the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (also known as the Quad), which they say puts the institution at the forefront of its Indo-Pacific strategy. “In a region of staid, ritualized, bureaucratically inert multilateral institutions, this shift […]

Australia China

In the News

Jul 2, 2021

Cooper in Inkstick: Donald Rumsfeld’s Legacy of Ruin

By Atlantic Council

On July 2, Evan Cooper published an article on the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld. “The tributes from Bolton, Whiton, and Card carried on the history of Rumsfeld avoiding responsibility for what he wrought. He never displayed contrition for hundreds of thousands lives taken by the wars he helped orchestrate. Confronted with evidence of widespread looting […]

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 2, 2021

Manning in the Hill: The CCP at 100

By Atlantic Council

On July 2, Robert Manning published an editorial in the Hill examining what the 100th anniversary celebrations of the CCP by Xi Jinping reflected about the state of China. “Xi’s CCP anniversary speech had few surprises and much bravado. But despite China’s remarkable economic and technological success, there is a sense of underlying fear and […]

China English

In the News

Jul 1, 2021

Schuman in The Atlantic: China isn’t that strategic

By Atlantic Council

On July 1, 2021, Michael Schuman published a story in The Atlantic questioning common portrayals of China as a “master of long-term thinking” and suggesting that “it’s not that simple.”

China Politics & Diplomacy