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How NATO can integrate AI to prevail in future algorithmic warfare atlanticcouncil.org 4 days ago 9 facts
procedureThe Atlantic Council report methodology involved three phases: (1) horizon scanning and road mapping through desk research and expert interviews to identify drivers of change and future AI-defense developments; (2) an off-the-record closed workshop in Washington using Chatham House rules to stress-test assumptions and validate recommendations; and (3) future scenario development to help NATO decision-makers anticipate challenges and define capability requirements.
accountThe Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in partnership with the NATO Office of the Chief Scientist, conducted a foresight study using horizon scanning, expert interviews, an off-the-record workshop in Washington, and scenario modeling to examine how adversaries might counter AI-enabled capabilities.
referenceThe Atlantic Council defines the 'gray zone' as the space in which defensive and offensive activity occurs above the level of cooperation and below the threshold of armed conflict.
claimThe Atlantic Council report defines the 'AI triad' as consisting of algorithms, data, and computing power, with the addition of a human factor.
referenceThe Atlantic Council report 'How NATO can integrate AI to prevail in future algorithmic warfare' develops three future scenarios to identify implications for NATO's doctrine and strategy: guarded opportunism, brave new world, and minority report.
accountA foresight scenario exercise conducted by the Atlantic Council identified three pathways for AI in warfare: guarded opportunism (AI improves productivity without changing the nature of war), a dangerous pathway (blending AI advantage with worsening threat perception and increased use of EMSO and directed-energy tools), and a deceptive pathway (threat perceptions rise due to hype despite fielded capabilities not matching predictions).
accountThe Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in partnership with the NATO Office of the Chief Scientist, conducted a foresight study to clarify the transformative military effects of AI over the next decade.
claimThe Atlantic Council report 'How NATO can integrate AI to prevail in future algorithmic warfare' aims to address the implications of future military AI countermeasures on NATO’s doctrine and strategy, including risks of integrating AI into military systems, vulnerabilities created by AI adoption, and the severity of adversarial attacks.
referenceThe Atlantic Council report 'How NATO can integrate AI to prevail in future algorithmic warfare' analyzes the impacts of transformative military AI on warfare by examining both physical and cyber dimensions.
Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war atlanticcouncil.org Mar 11, 2026 8 facts
accountJosh Lipsky is the chair of international economics at the Atlantic Council and the senior director of the GeoEconomics Center, and he previously served as an advisor at the International Monetary Fund.
accountJoe Costa is the director of the Forward Defense program of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council and previously served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for plans and posture in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
perspectiveJennifer T. Gordon, director of the Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative and the Daniel B. Poneman chair for nuclear energy policy at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, posits that if Iran feels under threat, the regime may be motivated to rebuild military and nuclear weapons capabilities.
claimYerevan Saeed is a nonresident senior fellow with the Iraq Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs.
perspectiveIngrid Small, deputy director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, assesses that Iran's proxy network remains operational but is increasingly constrained.
claimGissou Nia serves as the director of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project and is a board member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.
claimDaniel B. Shapiro, a distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, asserts that if a gap opens between Israeli and United States goals regarding the war with Iran, Donald Trump will likely determine when the war ends and impose that endpoint on Israel, even if it falls short of regime change.
referenceAhmed Fouad Alkhatib leads Realign For Palestine, an Atlantic Council project that challenges entrenched narratives in the Israel and Palestine discourse and develops a new policy framework for rejuvenated pro-Palestine advocacy.
Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the ... atlanticcouncil.org Mar 1, 2026 8 facts
accountShalom Lipner is a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, and previously worked in foreign policy and public diplomacy in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem under seven consecutive Israeli premiers.
claimVictoria J. Taylor, director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council, asserts that a weakened Iran or the fall of the Iranian regime provides an opportunity to alter the course of Iraq, binding it closer to the West and reducing Iranian influence.
claimNicholas Blanford is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, specializing in the politics and security affairs of Lebanon and Syria.
accountShalom Lipner is a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, and previously worked in foreign policy and public diplomacy in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem under seven consecutive Israeli premiers.
accountGina Abercrombie-Winstanley is a distinguished fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, a former US ambassador to Malta, and a former special assistant for the Middle East and Africa to the secretary of state.
claimDefne Arslan is the senior director and founder of the Atlantic Council Turkey Program.
accountShalom Lipner is a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, and previously served in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem under seven consecutive Israeli premiers.
accountTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with United States President Donald Trump on the Saturday prior to the publication of the Atlantic Council dispatch.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com 3 facts
claimThe Atlantic Council published a 2024 report examining the prospects for the reconstitution of Russian military power within the context of NATO-Russia dynamics.
measurementNATO member states committed to increasing their defense spending to 2% of GDP, leading to an increased budget allocation in 2023, according to the Atlantic Council.
claimThe Atlantic Council published research in 2022 analyzing how the war in Ukraine is influencing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to re-evaluate their diplomatic strategies regarding United States pressure concerning China.
The impact of the Iran conflict on global energy markets atlanticcouncil.org 3 facts
referenceThe Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center develops and promotes pragmatic and nonpartisan policy solutions designed to advance global energy security, enhance economic opportunity, and accelerate pathways to net-zero emissions.
claimThe Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Middle East Programs scheduled a virtual discussion regarding the impact of escalating Middle East tensions on global energy markets for Tuesday, March 10 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
referenceThe Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs work with allies and partners in Europe and the Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the human potential of the region.
bureado/awesome-software-supply-chain-security - GitHub github.com 2 facts
referenceThe Atlantic Council's 'Kink in the Chain' report presents eight perspectives on software supply chain risk management, covering policy and industry views on threats, tools, and government initiatives.
referenceThe Atlantic Council Software Supply Chain Security dataset is an interactive dashboard and downloadable dataset containing over 250 software supply chain attacks and disclosures, which can be filtered by scale, timing, actors, codebase, and attack vectors.
The Israel-Hamas War: Risks of Escalation and Scenarios for ... mei.edu 1 fact
claimMirette F. Mabrouk was previously the deputy director and director for research and programs at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council.
Power Transition in the Middle East: The Intersection of US Global ... populismstudies.org Mar 15, 2026 1 fact
referenceA Middle East oil and LNG crisis has significant implications for China and East Asia, according to an Atlantic Council report from March 6, 2026.
Transatlantic relations and European strategic autonomy in the ... - FIIA fiia.fi 1 fact
referenceOlivier Bel authored the Atlantic Council blog post 'What European Strategic Autonomy Requires: Smarter Talk, More Action' on January 7, 2021.
Congressional testimony of Bob Perciasepe on advanced nuclear ... c2es.org Jun 4, 2019 1 fact
referenceAn Atlantic Council report, which included Bob Perciasepe as a task force member and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse as an honorary co-chair, identified the U.S. civilian nuclear power industry as a strategic asset of vital importance to U.S. national security.
We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy irregularwarfare.org Mar 10, 2026 1 fact
referenceThe Atlantic Council reported that Kataib Hezbollah has indicated it will strike U.S. facilities in Iraq, the Houthi movement is expected to resume Red Sea attacks, and the Lebanese government has warned Hezbollah against dragging Lebanon into conflict.
The Role of Iran and Russia as Regional Powers in the Middle East ... academia.edu 1 fact
referenceM. N. Katz's 2019 report 'Same Ends But Different Means: Change, Continuity and Moscow's Middle East Policy' published by the Atlantic Council analyzes the continuity and change in Russian policy toward the Middle East.