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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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Content

In the News

Jun 4, 2021

Friedlander quoted in the Hill on May’s job report

By Julia Friedlander

Read the whole article here.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Jun 4, 2021

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on Secretary Yellen’s economic leadership

By Josh Lipsky

Read the whole article here.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Jun 4, 2021

Qaddour quoted in TRT World on the Assad regime’s intent to continue ruling Syria

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Human Rights

In the News

Jun 4, 2021

Arbit quoted in Roll Call on the US Democratic Party’s Israel relations

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

Jun 4, 2021

LeVine in Medium’s The Mobilist: Everyone will want to charge their vehicles fast, these entrepreneurs bet

By Atlantic Council

Americas Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 3, 2021

Ortagus discusses Biden’s approach to China and Iran on Fox News

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center senior advisor Morgan Ortagus was featured on Fox News’s Special Report on Thursday, June 3, to discuss the origins of COVID-19 and the Iran deal. She urged Western nations to demand a credible investigation into the outbreak of COVID-19 and argued against reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

China Coronavirus

In the News

Jun 3, 2021

Shahid to join Simon Bowthorpe on Clubhouse to discuss the statelessness and persecution of Rohingyas

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Human Rights

In the News

Jun 3, 2021

Lipner and Wechsler in the Washington Post: The new Israeli government should turn the page on Netanyahu’s destructive approach to Washington

By Atlantic Council

"The rejection of Netanyahu, after all, must also be a rejection of the toxic partisanship of the U.S.-Israel relationship that reached a crescendo during his tenure," write Shalom Lipner and William Wechsler in The Washington Post.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Jun 2, 2021

Lipner quoted in Los Angeles Times on Netanyahu being unlikely to fade from political view

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Israel

In the News

Jun 2, 2021

Arbit joins PBS News Hour to discuss the Israeli coalition attempt to strip Netanyahu of power

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Israel