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Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“In addition to concerns over corrupt business practices, Gazprom’s operations are particularly disconcerting as the Kremlin uses the company to exert control over the post-Soviet space while deepening European dependence on Russian gas,” Zaslavskiy argues in the issue brief.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“Gazprom is one of the Kremlin’s main cash generators and international political tools. The company subsidizes Russia’s wars in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Kremlin’s well-funded effort to undermine European unity through propaganda and support for anti-European parties,” writes Ilya Zaslavskiy in “The Kremlin’s Gas Games in Europe: Implications for Policy Makers,” a […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Issue Brief

May 23, 2017

NATO and Trump

By Fabrice Pothier, Alexander Vershbow

The case for a new transatlantic bargain.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Issue Brief

May 23, 2017

NATO and Trump

By Fabrice Pothier and Alexander Vershbow

The case for a new transatlantic bargain.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force

May 17, 2017

A Roadmap for US Engagement with Colombia

By Senator Roy Blunt and Senator Ben Cardin

The Atlantic Council’s Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force, co-chaired by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), has been working for the past year to put forward recommendations for continued US engagement in Colombia. Today, Colombia is a strategic US partner. Its achievements and experience fighting international networks of organized crime have […]

Colombia

Northern Triangle Security and Economic Opportunity Task Force

May 5, 2017

Building a Better Future

By John Negroponte, Eduardo Stein, Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila, and Luis Cosenza

Read the Publication To many Americans, the difficult issues facing Central America’s Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—may seem distant. But the future of the United States is tied to these countries as some of our closest neighbors. Geography alone demonstrates that their stability and prosperity is critical to our national interest.  

Issue Brief

May 3, 2017

Strengthening the transatlantic-pacific partnership

By Robert A. Manning

This issue brief is the product of a pilot project of the Atlantic Council’s efforts to establish an Asia-Pacific Center. It is drawn from a series of workshops exploring the key question of how to strengthen Trans-Atlantic-Pacific cooperation on regional and global issues.

Australia China

Issue Brief

May 3, 2017

Strengthening the transatlantic-pacific partnership

By Robert A. Manning

This issue brief is the product of a pilot project of the Atlantic Council’s efforts to establish an Asia-Pacific Center. It is drawn from a series of workshops exploring the key question of how to strengthen Trans-Atlantic-Pacific cooperation on regional and global issues.

Australia China

Report

Apr 27, 2017

The Caspian Sea and Southern Gas Corridor: A view from Russia

By Bud Coote

While Russia’s initial energy development strategy in the Caspian has been predicated on maintaining dominance, the presence of alternative projects and infrastructure can create new “facts on the ground” that alter Russian behavior, influencing it in a more competitive direction. By analyzing the evolution of Russia’s energy development strategy in contexts across Central Asia, from Turkey to Georgia, this report illustrates the potential for market integration and interconnectivity to foster energy market competition and influence behavior.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Report

Apr 24, 2017

Our world transformed: geopolitical shocks and risks

By Mathew J. Burrows, David K. Bohl, and Jonathan D. Moyer

This study looks at three risks with geopolitical consequences and interconnections: protectionism, energy crisis, and water and food scarcities.