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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

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

Sep 25, 2024

Dakota Cary’s research in WIRED on Chinese hacking competitions

Did Chinese college students conduct a government-backed cyberattack on a real world target?

China Cybersecurity

In the News

Sep 25, 2024

Wechsler joins Scripps News to discuss Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah

By Atlantic Council

Israel Lebanon

In the News

Sep 24, 2024

Michel in Hufvudsbladet on what a second Trump term would mean for Finland

By Leo Michel

On September 24, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Leo Michel was interviewed in Hufvudsbladet on the potential impact that a second Trump term would have on transatlantic cooperation.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Sep 24, 2024

Rich Outzen joins WION News to discuss recent regional events in Middle East

Conflict Israel

In the News

Sep 23, 2024

Webster quoted in Recharge on Chinese dominance in wind power

By Joseph Webster

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Sep 23, 2024

Shaffer publishes Operational Energy textbook with the Naval Postgraduate School’s Energy Academic Group

By Brenda Shaffer

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Sep 22, 2024

Bhusari cited in La Nacion on China’s response to the trade war with the West

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China International Markets

In the News

Sep 21, 2024

Bhusari quoted in El Pais on China’s plan to avoid Western tariffs

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China International Markets

In the News

Sep 19, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited in a Congressional letter to the President calling for greater enforcement on Iran sanctions

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Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Sep 19, 2024

Siebens testifies before US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on fusion energy

By Jackie (Kempfer) Siebens

Energy & Environment Nuclear Energy