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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

Mar 1, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Guardian on US actions after the release of Khashoggi report

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Borghard featured in InsideCybersecurity: New York task force report lays out steps for recently formed national cyber director

By Atlantic Council

On March 1, Erica Borghard was mentioned in an article in Inside Cybersecurity written by Sara Friedman and entitled “New York task force report lays out steps for recently formed national cyber director”. The article details her work on the New York Cyber Task Force. “The report released Friday includes “recommendations to create an effective, […]

Cybersecurity United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Borghard quoted in The Wall Street Journal: What is the impact of the New York Cyber Task Force?

By Atlantic Council

On March 1, Erica Borghard was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal discussing the impact of the New York Cyber Task Force, on which she serves. Borghard also discussed the role of the National Cyber Director and its role in interfacing with the private sector. “The New York Cyber Task Force, sponsored […]

Cybersecurity United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Drun in the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs: Status quo? What status quo?

By Atlantic Council

In March 2021, Jessica Drun published an article in the US Air Force’s Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs on the implications of competing definitions of “status quo” when it comes to cross-Strait discourse.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Nawaz joins the American Muslim Institution to discuss the future of democracy in South Asia

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh India

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Inside Arabia on Iraqi-Turkey relations

Iraq Middle East

In the News

Feb 28, 2021

Herbst in The National Interest: Resisting Russia

By Atlantic Council

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Feb 28, 2021

Khoury quoted in Al Jazeera on the fight for Marib in Yemen

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

Op-Ed

Feb 26, 2021

Akbar in The Washington Post: Afghans are living in terror. That must change for peace.

By Shaharzad Akbar

"It’s now been a year since the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban. Afghans were expecting peace, but one of the most tangible changes has been an increase in targeted killings, mostly unclaimed, that have created an environment of terror and fear," writes Shaharzad Akbar in The Washington Post Opinion.

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Ashford on the Brussels Sprouts podcast

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Emma Ashford joined Thomas Wright, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche to discuss the future of America’s democracy promotion efforts abroad and what the US government can do to preserve American democracy at home. More about our expert

Americas Democratic Transitions