About the Council

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

Jul 31, 2020

Pavel proposes steps for United States, allies in response to prospective China-Iran partnership

By Atlantic Council

On July 31, The National Interest published a piece by Barry Pavel in which he considers the strategic implications of closer China-Iran relations and outlines steps for the United States and its allies to take in response to a burgeoning China-Iran partnership.

China Iran

In the News

Jul 31, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the US approach toward China and the nature of the China challenge

By Atlantic Council

In this biweekly Foreign Policy column, Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford discuss the crisis in Hong Kong and the effectiveness of regime change, using 'Hamilton' and its insights as a premise.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 31, 2020

Robert Manning quoted in Newsweek on the role for allies in the US response to China

By Atlantic Council

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jul 31, 2020

Charai in the National Interest: America must become a world model again

By Atlantic Council

In recent years, America has become a country engulfed in turmoil, withdrawn from the world, wanting for leadership. Yet, all over the world, people still wish for a revival of values-driven American leadership. Read Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai's latest in the National Interest on the need for the United States to become a global role model again.

Africa Morocco

Digital currencies

Jul 30, 2020

Nikhil Raghuveera in Cointelegraph: China and US must learn from one another and collaborate on Central Bank Digital Currency

By Atlantic Council

Mr. Nikhil Raghuveera, a GeoTech Center Nonresident Fellows, was recently featured as a guest author in Cointelegraph, a digital publication focused on the future of money. In his article, Mr. Raghuveera discussed Central Bank Digital Currencies in continuation of his previous research for the Atlantic Council.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Shaffer in The Economist: Turkey and Greece avoid coming to blows, for now

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Simakovsky interviewed on VOA News about U.S. massive troop pullout from Germany

Germany National Security

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Sherman in WIRED: Don’t Be Fooled by Big Tech’s Anti-China Sideshow

China Internet

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Quoted in Newsweek on Historic US GDP Contraction

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Hudson quoted in the New York Times on continued violence in Darfur following the Sudanese revolution

By Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict