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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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Insights & Impact

Oct 18, 2020

Slavin quoted by Mehr News Agency on Trump’s Iran policy

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 18, 2020

Deputy Director Julia Friedlander and Ambassador Fried Quoted in New York Times on Trump’s Sanctions

By Julia Friedlander, Daniel Fried

Read the full article here.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion United States and Canada

Insights & Impact

Oct 18, 2020

Slavin quoted in CNN on US sanctions on Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 17, 2020

Nawaz quoted in Pledge Times on Operation Gulmarg and Jammu & Kashmir

By Atlantic Council

Conflict India

In the News

Oct 17, 2020

Hudson quoted in RFI on the announcement of Sudan’s normalization of relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Israel

Insights & Impact

Oct 17, 2020

Slavin quoted in ABC on Iran’s “third wave” of COVID-19

Coronavirus Iran

In the News

Oct 17, 2020

McFate joins Sveriges Radio to discuss the rise of mercenaries and private military companies

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 17, 2020

Kroenig presents on great power rivalry for Savannah Council on World Affairs

By Atlantic Council

On October 15, Matthew Kroenig gave a virtual presentation for the Savannah Council on World Affairs. He spoke about the ideas in his book: The Return of the Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the US and China.

China Economy & Business

Insights & Impact

Oct 17, 2020

Nawaz quoted in the Hindustan Times on Operation Gulmarg and Jammu & Kashmir

By Atlantic Council

Conflict India

In the News

Oct 16, 2020

Raghuraman as a moderator with the ORF: Trust in Transactions: Resolving Bottlenecks in the Adoption of Digital Payments

By Atlantic Council

Digital Policy Economy & Business