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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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In the News

Mar 6, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Financial Times on Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq

Iraq Middle East

In the News

Mar 6, 2021

Crouch writes on energy competition in The Washington Times

By Atlantic Council

On March 6, Forward Defense Senior US Marine Corps Fellow Matthew Crouch co-authored an article on energy competition with China.

Infrastructure Protection United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Fontenrose joins BBC to discuss the future of US-Saudi relations

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Gordon and Greene in The National Interest: Why the U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Partnership Matters

Korea Nuclear Energy

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Shaffer in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Armenia’s nuclear power plant is dangerous. Time to close it.

Nuclear Energy The Caucasus

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Jackson Joins CNBC to Discuss China Climate Goals

China Energy Transitions

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Kadhim quoted in WaPo on Pope’s historic visit to Iraq

Iraq Middle East

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Schuman in Politico: Xi Jinping turned me into a China hawk

By Atlantic Council

On March 5, 2021, Michael Schuman published an opinion piece in Politico detailing how Xi Jinping has left him feeling “betrayed” after “20 years believing in China’s potential.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 5, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford debate Biden’s strike against Iranian-backed militia and what it means for US-Iran negotiations

By Atlantic Council

On March 5, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss Biden’s retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed proxies, the potential for negotiations with Iran, and what a renewed nuclear agreement with Iran might […]

Iran Iraq

In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Kadhim quoted in NBC on Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq

Iraq Middle East