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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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In the News

Nov 5, 2024

Michael Groen writes op-ed about US “innovation power” in the Cipher Brief

On November 1, [Retired/Former] US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Michael Groen, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, authored an op-ed for the Cipher Brief detailing the risk of US defeat in the competition for “innovation power.” In the op-ed, Groen argues that “innovation power” is a crucial feature of US economic and national security, but […]

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Nov 4, 2024

Webster in the China-Russia Report: Central Asia and Belarus’ role in militarily-sensitive trade

By Joseph Webster

Belarus Central Asia

In the News

Nov 4, 2024

Rich Outzen joins i24 news to discuss Iraq-Israel tensions

Conflict Iraq

In the News

Nov 3, 2024

Katz quoted in Forbes on Jared Kushner being on track to become a billionaire

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Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Lipsky quoted by the Economist on the consequences of the Bank for International Settlements leaving Project mBridge

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Digital Currencies Financial Regulation

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Kumar cited in “Smart Money: How digital currencies will win the new Cold War – and why the West needs to act now”

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Kumar and Lipsky cited in”The Geoeconomics of Money in the Digital Age”

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker cited by Politico on the growing number of countries exploring a digital currency

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Digital Currencies

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Lipsky quoted in Reuters on the Bank for International Settlements’ exit from Project mBridge

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Nov 1, 2024

Event with Under Secretary Jay Shambaugh featured in Bloomberg on the IMF and sovereign debt

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation