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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.

Latest commentary and analysis

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Content

In the News

Sep 3, 2020

Culver featured on CSIS podcast: How Beijing courts African partners

By Atlantic Council

On September 3, 2020, Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow John K. Culver joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Into Africa podcast for a conversation on Chinese engagement with Africans. “Chinese interests in Africa and their approach is diverse and deep. They don’t view the continent as a blob, they’ve expanded new diplomatic facilities […]

Africa China

EnergySource

Sep 2, 2020

California’s blackouts and renewable energy: Culprit or imperative?

By Leslie Hayward

In mid-August, California made headlines when several days of rolling blackouts coincided with a massive heatwave, with up to three million residents facing up to four hours of power outages. For Californians, this crisis must prompt an examination of both the grid management practices that contributed to these blackouts, and the optimal way to store or supplement wind and solar power. And while many were quick to blame the blackouts on the states's growing reliance on renewables, the underlying causes for the crisis can only be mitigated with more clean energy.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Sep 2, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on the cost of Sudan’s delisting from the US state sponsors of terrorism list

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 2, 2020

Hudson quoted in L’Orient-Le Jour on the political risks to Sudan normalizing relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 2, 2020

Alami in Al Monitor: Lebanon-IMF talks make little progress despite bank collapse

Lebanon Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 1, 2020

Hudson joins Al Jazeera to discuss the recent peace deal reached between the Sudanese government and armed movement leaders

By Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict

In the News

Sep 1, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Sudan Tribune on the United States’ push for Sudan to normalize relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 1, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Quoted in Yahoo Finance on Unemployment Aid

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Aug 31, 2020

Hasik in DefenseNews: Close the Pentagon and decentralize DoD HQ

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow James Hasik contends that the Pentagon office building is a risk to the Defense Department due to its size and immobility as well as its effect on work culture and groupthink.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 31, 2020

Hudson quoted in the New York Times on Sudan’s peace deal with a rebel alliance

By Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict