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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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In the News

Aug 22, 2020

Slavin quoted in VOA on ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Aug 22, 2020

Samad as a panelist with the Jinnah Institute: Negotiating the End Game in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 21, 2020

Sherman in The Diplomat: Kashmir internet shutdown continues, despite Supreme Court ruling

India has the potential to be a global leader in promoting democratic technology norms, but instead it leads the way with internet shutdowns.

India Technology & Innovation

In the News

Aug 21, 2020

Nawaz joins StratNewsGlobal to discuss the implications of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia divide

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Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 21, 2020

Oh in National Interest on a potential Biden administration’s North Korea policy

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Dr. Miyeon Oh, Director and Senior Fellow of the Asia Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, published an article, “Could Joe Biden Work With China to Denuclearize North Korea?”, for The National Interest. In the article, Oh discusses Joe Biden’s potential DPRK policy with the upcoming 59th quadrennial presidential election in […]

Arms Control China

In the News

Aug 21, 2020

Kroenig explains why democracies have an advantage over autocracies

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On August 21, IAI News published an essay by Matthew Kroenig, in which he explained the advantages possessed by democracies as they engage in geopolitical competition with autocratic great-power rivals. The essay distills key arguments from Kroenig’s book released earlier this year, The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 21, 2020

Fernandes in UNESCAP: A cascade of COVID-19 and climate extremes call for new algorithms to protect at-risk communities

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Coronavirus South Asia

Article

Aug 21, 2020

Garlauskas on Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of the DPRK Central Military Commission

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Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted by UPI on his remarks of Ri Pyong Cho, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Arms Control East Asia

In the News

Aug 20, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Middle East Eye on motivations for Sudan to normalize its relations with Israel

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Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Aug 20, 2020

Preble in War on the Rocks: Time to rethink US policy towards Putin’s Russia? Net assessment

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On the Net Assessment podcast, Chris Preble discusses competing open letters on US-Russia relations with co-hosts Zack Cooper (AEI) and Melanie Marlowe (CSIS). More about our expert

National Security Russia