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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

Jun 23, 2021

MarketWatch analyzes Deese’s strategy for long-term spending

By GeoEconomics Center

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Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Jun 23, 2021

Deese remarks on economic recovery and inflation noted in Reuters

By GeoEconomics Center

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Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Jun 23, 2021

Deese’s vision for US industrial strategy is discussed in the Financial Times

By GeoEconomics Center

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Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Jun 23, 2021

Deese’s economic vision analyzed in Reuters

By GeoEconomics Center

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Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

Jun 23, 2021

Slavin joins World Affairs with Chuck Hagel to discuss the US strategy in Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Jun 22, 2021

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: Is Washington Right to Leave Afghanistan?

By Atlantic Council

On June 22, Emma Ashford was featured in Foreign Affairs’ Ask the Experts series on the question of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “The United States achieved the initial security goals it set out to achieve in Afghanistan: al Qaeda was disrupted and the 2001-era Taliban was removed from power. The United States didn’t succeed […]

Afghanistan English

In the News

Jun 22, 2021

Manning and Eftimiades in SpyTalk on false rumors of a high-level Chinese defector

By Atlantic Council

Senior Fellow Robert Manning and Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Eftimiades interviewed by SpyTalk in an article titled "Feds: we don’t have Chinese defector Dong Jingwei."

China Intelligence

In the News

Jun 22, 2021

Slavin and Azodi join CGTN to discuss Iran’s presidential elections

Elections Iran

In the News

Jun 22, 2021

IranSource quoted on The Jerusalem Post about Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

Elections Iran

In the News

Jun 22, 2021

Slavin quoted in Middle East Eye on how Raisi is unlikely to derail a return to the nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Elections Iran