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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

Aug 31, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker cited by Modern Diplomacy on the challenges confronting the CBDC implementation process in developing countries

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Digital Currencies Financial Regulation

In the News

Aug 30, 2024

McDowell quoted by the Financial Times on the international use of the Chinese renminbi

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China Macroeconomics

In the News

Aug 30, 2024

Nikoladze featured in NPR’s Morning Edition on seized Russian luxury yachts

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Economic Sanctions Russia

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Yade in Le Monde: “Jeux paralympiques : « On aimerait que Paris gagne la médaille de l’accessibilité ! »”

By Atlantic Council

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France Human Rights

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Lipsky quoted by the Brookings Institution on de-dollarization and future of payments technology

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Macroeconomics

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Tran quoted by the South China Morning Post on the value of the US dollar

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Macroeconomics

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Nikoladze quoted by the Voice of America on Russia-China financial cooperation

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China Economic Sanctions

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Aug 29, 2024

Rodriguez on Nexus Interview on defense technology

By Atlantic Council

On August 21, Stephen Rodriguez, Senior Advisor at Forward Defense and Director of FD's Commission on Software-Defined Warfare, interviewed with Applied Intuition Defense at the Nexus 24 symposium. Rodriguez spoke on challenges and innovations in the defense technology sector, including on public-private sector relations, investment, and business practices.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

McCord quoted in BNN Bloomberg on Trump’s revised indictment claims

By Atlantic Council

Elections United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Defne Arslan and Pınar Dost joins The New Arab to discuss Turkey’s normalization efforts with Syria

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy