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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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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 19, 2020

Daragahi in the Independent: The world can now sell weapons to Iran. Here’s why you shouldn’t expect an arms rush

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Azodi quoted in the Independent on the expiration of the arms embargo

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: The green hydrogen revolution is now underway

Energy & Environment

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Fulton quoted in the Financial Times on economic crisis threatens Oman’s neutrality

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Slavin quoted in VOA on the expiration of the UN arms embargo on Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in CNBC on the expiration of the UN arms embargo on Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Azodi quoted in the Independent on the expiration of the arms embargo on Iran

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Duclos in Institut Montaigne: Trump or Biden: Rebuilding the Transatlantic Relationship

Elections Middle East

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Clete Willems Quoted in Politico on the Efforts of the US and EU to Fix the WTO

By Clete R. Willems

Read the full article here.

European Union Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Oct 19, 2020

Busch featured in the Financial Times on transatlantic trade barriers and competition with China

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch answers three blunt questions on the Boeing-Airbus dispute, potential trends toward protectionism post-COVID-19, and opposition to US tariffs on China.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia