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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

Apr 22, 2021

O’Toole quoted in RFERL on Ukrainian Tycoon Kolomoyskiy not facing sanctions

By Brian O’Toole

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Kroenig, Massa, and Trotti quoted in Fox News on ICBM Modernization

By Atlantic Council

On April 21, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and Forward Defense Assistant Directors Christian Trotti and Mark J. Massa were featured in a Fox News piece on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernization. The piece summarized the arguments for and against the proposed steps to modernize the land-based leg of the triad.

Defense Policy National Security

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Slavin joins Media Line to discuss the Iranian security challenge

Iran Middle East

Insights & Impact

Apr 21, 2021

Wechsler quoted in AMI Magazine on questions of instability in Jordan

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Ashford in Inkstick: A promise to end America’s war in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On April 21, Emma Ashford published an op-ed in Inkstick, which highlighted the importance of the Biden administration choosing Sept. 11. 2021 as the withdrawal date from Afghanistan. She argues that the choice of Sept. 11 makes it far more certain that this time, the withdrawal is for real. “The American war in Afghanistan is […]

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Akhtar in Pakistan Politico: Come September: Holding stakeholders responsible for the chaos in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Central Asia

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Nasr in New York Times: The clock is ticking for Biden on Iran

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on China’s digital yuan research progress being a wake up call for the US and Europe

By Josh Lipsky

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China Economy & Business

Insights & Impact

Apr 21, 2021

Khoury in the Arab Center: “Yemen’s Critical Moment”

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2021

O’Toole quoted in Foreign Policy on how to approach sanctioning Russia

By Brian O’Toole

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion