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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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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

May 21, 2021

Goldstein cited in the Washington Post on a global minimum tax

By Jeff Goldstein

Read the full article here.

Fiscal and Structural Reform

GeoTech Cues

May 20, 2021

SolarWinds Hack – A Wake Up Call to Get Cyber Right

By Ben Schatz

What are the implications of the SolarWinds hack? Dr. David Bray, Director of the GeoTech Center, and Dr. Divya Chander, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the GeoTech Center, joined the GovCon DIFFERENT podcast to discuss this topic.

Cybersecurity Technology & Innovation

In the News

May 19, 2021

Fulton quoted in Bloomberg on China’s role in the Gaza crisis

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 19, 2021

Ashford in Cato Unbound: An end to endless war?

By Atlantic Council

On May 19, Ashford contributed the lead essay in this month’s edition of Cato Unbound magazine on the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Perhaps more importantly, the Afghanistan withdrawal is a sign that Washington’s foreign policy community has soured on the notion of nation-building as a core tenet of foreign policy–or at least, […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

May 19, 2021

Kirchberger quoted in Financial Times: European show of support for US in Indopacific will remain limited

By Sarah Kirchberger

Sarah Kirchberger was quoted in the Financial Times on how the increased European naval presence in the Indo-Pacific reflects growing concerns over Chinese military activities in the region.

China European Union

In the News

May 19, 2021

Wieslander as a panelist with RUSI – “Sweden, the Netherlands and the Future of European Security”

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

In the News

May 18, 2021

Arbit quoted in The Week on the Democrats’ stance on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 18, 2021

Mezran quoted in Prudent Press Agency on the US Deputy Secretary of State’s visit to Tripoli

By Atlantic Council

Libya Middle East

In the News

May 18, 2021

Lipner quoted in VOA on Hamas-Israel confrontation

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

May 18, 2021

Rosenblum in NPR on domestic extremism

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Todd Rosenblum was quoted in an NPR article on the events of January 6 and domestic extremism.

Civil Society Extremism