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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.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

Explore the podcast series

NATO 20/2020 is a weekly podcast that explores 20 bold ideas to push NATO to be more visionary, more capable, and more self-evidently valuable to the security of more people.

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

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos joins AEI’s WTH Is Going On Podcast on Lebanon pager attacks

On September 23, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined Danielle Pletka and Marc A. Thiessen on The American Enterprise Institute’s What The Hell Is Going On podcast to talk about the pager attacks Israel carried out against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in YNET News about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, YNET News, an Israeli media outlet, mentioned comments from Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, calling Hezbollah pager attacks as ” the most impressive kinetic operation I can recall in my career. Israeli intelligence is living in [Hasan] Nasrallah’s brain.” These comments were inserted in an article detailing reactions from […]

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos’ tweet about Hezbollah pager attacks mentioned in SpyTalk

On September 21, SpyTalk’s weekly roundabout on the latest news about intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations mentioned Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, for his tweet calling Hezbollah pager attacks “most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.” 

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in the Washington Post about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, was mentioned in “Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends” by Shane Harris in the Washington Post. The article mentioned Polymeropoulos’ comment describing the attacks as “the most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.”

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos on South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 20, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, spoke with the South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind the pager attacks against Hezbollah. In his remarks, Polymeropoulos explored the possibility that the Hezbollah pager attacks may be part of a wider Israeli strategy of “escalate to deescalate.”

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos joins MSNBC to weigh in on Israeli military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

On September 19, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined NBC News’ Raf Sanchez and retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey to discuss Israel’s military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the waves of walkie-talkies and pagers explosions.

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Braw featured in Voice of America on the security of undersea cables in South China Sea

By Elisabeth Braw

On October 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was quoted in Voice of America on the security of undersea cables in the South China Sea.

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Oct 10, 2024

Ackerman discusses writing and wargaming on Scuttlebutt

On October 10, Elliot Ackerman appeared on an episode of the podcast Scuttlebutt to discuss his time in the Marine Corps, his work as an author, the intersection between reading and wargaming, and the "value of a military imagination."

Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 10, 2024

The China Pathfinder 2024 Annual Scorecard Report featured in the Semafor on China’s stimulus measures

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 10, 2024

Lipsky quoted in Reuters on the G7 financial assistance to Ukraine

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Economy & Business European Union