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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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Content

In the News

Jul 25, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 27: A Conversation with Shuja Nawaz

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 25, 2020

Robert Manning quoted in Straits Times on the future of US China policy

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China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 25, 2020

Slavin joins MENA on the MAP to discuss Iran and its interests in the Mediterranean region

Iran Middle East

In the News

Jul 24, 2020

The geopolitics of digital identity: Dr. David Bray and Lord Tim Clement Jones

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Lord Tim Clement Jones, Geotech fellow, and Dr. David Bray, director of the Geotech Center, discussed the issue of digital identity in a recent event at the IdentityNorth Summit. Lord Jones pointed out how technologies for securely connecting an individual’s digital presence to their identity are not new, but have yet to be applied at a national scale, or in a universal manner that would be necessary to maximize their impact. He recognized, though, that certain applications of digital identity technology might be of concern to ordinary people; though he might be comfortable using his digital identity as part of the United Kingdom Parliament’s new system for MPs to vote, the average citizen might take concern with their votes being tabulated digitally, or being connected to other facets of their online identity.

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

In the News

Jul 23, 2020

Dagres quoted in ABC Australia on explosions and fires in Iran

Conflict Iran

In the News

Jul 23, 2020

McFate joins CNBC to discuss the global rise of the private military industry

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Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Jul 23, 2020

Preble in War on the Rocks: Money and Might, Net Assessment

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In this episode of Net Assessment, “Money and Might,” Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe discuss economic power and national security. More about our expert

Economy & Business National Security

In the News

Jul 22, 2020

Warrick in Newsweek: Homeland Security’s mission is to defend America, not a partisan agenda

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 22, 2020

Roberts on World Is One (WION)

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Dexter Tiff Roberts, an award-winning journalist and Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Asia Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, speaks with World Is One (WION) News based in India about his research on China’s future economic trajectory. More about our expert

China Civil Society

In the News

Jul 22, 2020

Feng quoted in Politico

By Atlantic Council

On July 22, 2020, Ashley Feng was quoted in Politico article by Julian Gewirtz, “How US, allies can confront the China challenge.”

China Politics & Diplomacy