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

Insights & Impact

Sep 15, 2020

Fulton quoted in the Wall Street Journal on China-Gulf relations

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 15, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Congress should retire, not reform, the Generalized System of Preferences

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that the United States' Generalized System of Preferences has surpassed its usefulness and that signing bilateral free trade agreements presents a better path forward.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Sep 14, 2020

Manning in The Hill: Is Trump following in Nixon’s footsteps?

By Atlantic Council

Bob considers Trump’s mirroring of Nixon’s foreign policy strategy to reduce US troop presence overseas and hold allies more accountable. More about our expert

China Economy & Business

Insights & Impact

Sep 14, 2020

Wechsler quoted in AP on Trump’s string of diplomatic wins

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 14, 2020

Viačorka quoted by CNN on Putin’s Belarus dilemna

By Atlantic Council

Belarus Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 13, 2020

Hunter calls for Biden to undo Trump administration’s support for Saudi blockade of Qatar

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 13, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Wall Street Journal on stalling of US-Sudan settlement over 1998 embassy bombings

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 12, 2020

Manning in VOA: What is the “North Korea Problem” of the United Nations General Assembly?

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Korea

Insights & Impact

Sep 11, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in The Guardian on Israel-Bahrain normalization

Israel Middle East

Insights & Impact

Sep 11, 2020

Wechsler quoted in AFP on Israel-Bahrain normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding