Commentary & Analysis

Ambassador John Herbst on Ukraine Crisis

By John E. Herbst

Atlantic Council’s New Eurasia Center Director is Former Envoy to Kyiv John Herbst, the newly appointed director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, served as the US ambassador to Ukraine from 2003 to 2006. Here, he offers an overview of the crisis in Ukraine.

US Ex-Ambassador to Ukraine Urges US Military, Intelligence Help for Kyiv

By James Rupert

A former US ambassador to Ukraine, John Herbst, is urging the Obama administration to begin providing direct military help to the government in Kyiv, saying new violence by Russian-backed gunmen in eastern Ukraine appears to reflect a Russian government escalation of the crisis. “The United States should provide Ukraine with anti-air and anti-tank equipment, along […]

Waiting for the Great Gas Cutoff

By John Roberts

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Is Now Unlikely to Let Russian Gas Keep Flowing Smoothly to Europe  European countries from Germany and Poland to Italy and Turkey now need to ensure they have emergency plans in place to deal with a possible cut-off of Russian gas supplies. At risk are the roughly one-fifth of their supplies delivered via […]

Turkey’s Future after Local Elections: A Conversation with Deputy Prime Minister Babacan

The Atlantic Council was delighted to host Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey for a small-circle, off-the-record lunch discussion.

Gen. James Jones: Amid Ukraine Crisis, Congress and NATO Should Help Energize Europe

By New Atlanticist

US Could Export LNG, Back Iraq-Turkey Pipeline General James L. Jones, the former US national security advisor to President Obama, has urged Congress and NATO to act quickly to ensure energy security in Europe in light of the crisis over Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.

Hungary: Re-elected Government Will Remain a Cold European Ally

By David Koranyi

Prime Minister Orbán Wins Gerrymandered Vote Hungary elected a parliament for the next four years on April 6, an event largely hidden amid the Ukraine-crisis and Afghanistan’s election the day before. But the victory of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his conservative nationalist Fidesz party suggests that Hungary will remain a cold, calculating, unenthusiastic member […]

Amb. Pascual: To Secure Gas for Ukraine & Europe, Build Markets

Carlos Pascual, the US special envoy for international energy affairs, on April 3 urged Europe to keep building pipelines and policies to create a truly competitive European market in natural gas. Pascual spoke at the Atlantic Council days after returning from meetings in Ukraine, Belgium and Moldova with government and private-sector officials, and representatives of […]

The Crisis in Ukraine: A Strategy Discussion with Anne Applebaum

The Atlantic Council was pleased to host Anne Applebaum for a private, working breakfast conversation. The gathering provided an opportunity to strategize with Anne on possible responses to the crisis in Ukraine. Anne also spoke to how Western institutions have contributed to the rise of a corrupt Russian government, how that government is destabilizing Europe, […]