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Flagship events

December 5 – 9, 2022

Central Europe Week

The Atlantic Council’s annual Central Europe Week explores US-Central European relations and the political and cultural future of this key region. Join the Europe Center for high-level conversations with policymakers and experts from the United States and Central Europe to highlight our unique cultural connections.

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360/Stratcom 2022

December 7, 2022

360/StratCom

360/StratCom is DFRLab’s annual, premier government-to-government forum focused on working with allies and partners to align free and open societies in an era of contested information.

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December 5 – 7, 2022

N7 Conference: Education & Coexistence

The N7 Conference convenes government and nongovernmental subject-matter experts from Israel and Arab states to produce actionable recommendations to deliver tangible benefits to their peoples.

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Spotlight

Security and Defense

War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are closely tracking Russia’s war on Ukraine, launched this February after a months-long military build-up. What does this moment mean for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership?

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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Preparing for victory: A long-haul strategy to help Ukraine win the war against Russia—and secure the peace

by Stephen J. Hadley, William Taylor, John E. Herbst, Matthew Kroenig, Melinda Haring, and Jeffrey Cimmino

Ukraine’s counteroffensives, backed by expanded and accelerated US and allied support, continue to push Russian forces out of Ukrainian territory, although at a reduced rate. These hard-won successes, however, bring with them possible challenges that also must be addressed. 

UkraineAlert

Russia must stop being an empire if it is wishes to prosper as a nation

by Taras Kuzio

Post-Soviet Russia never shed the imperial identity inherited from the Soviet and Czarist past but Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine could now set the stage for the emergence of a post-imperial Russian identity.

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Atlantic Council – Shaping the global future together

Annual Report May 10, 2022

Annual Report 2021/2022: Shaping the global future together

Our Annual Report 2021/2022 provides insight into our impact and agility as we enter our seventh decade of operations.

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