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War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

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Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

New Atlanticist Dec 4, 2024

A winning strategy to end Russia’s war against Ukraine

More than a dozen experts from the United States and Europe share their recommendations to the incoming Trump administration about how best to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

Russia Tomorrow Jan 8, 2025

Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series explores how Russia’s kleptocratic networks infiltrated the West and measures the US and Europe can take to combat the malign influence of Russian kleptocracy around the globe.
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Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

UkraineAlert Jan 14, 2025

No peace without security: Ukraine needs guarantees against new Russian invasion

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine is ready to make territorial concessions but insists that any peace deal must include credible long-term security guarantees to prevent a new Russian invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Securing the home front: SBU reform in Ukraine
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In the News

Dec 2, 2025

Linderman in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing hold on the South Caucasus and how the US should respond

By Laura Linderman

On November 21, Laura Linderman, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in the Dispatch on Russia’s decreasing influence in the South Caucasus and the path forward for US policymakers in the region.

Europe & Eurasia
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Russia Tomorrow

Nov 13, 2025

Minsk in Moscow’s grip: How Russia subjugated Belarus without annexation

By Hanna Liubakova

The latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines how Belarus moved from close relations with Russia to full-scale integration under the Kremlin.

Belarus
Conflict

UkraineAlert

Oct 30, 2025

Belarusian balloons pose new threat in Putin’s hybrid war against Europe

By Hanna Liubakova

Lithuanian officials have accused neighboring Belarus of using balloons to violate EU airspace and disrupt air traffic as part of the Kremlin's ongoing hybrid war against Europe, writes Hanna Liubakova.

Belarus
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Oct 23, 2025

Moldova’s ongoing legal disputes with investors could jeopardize its EU hopes

By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti

The list of lawsuits brought by aggrieved foreign investors who claim their efforts to do business in the country have been stymied is long and growing.

Corruption
European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 23, 2025

How Moldova’s democracy succeeded against Russian interference

By Olin L. Wethington

The recent election demonstrated that parties committed to democracy and European alignment can triumph at the ballot box despite Russian tactics.

Elections
Moldova

EnergySource

Oct 9, 2025

EU enlargement could redefine its energy geopolitics

By Andrei Covatariu

The EU's next enlargement wave could lead to greater European competitiveness and influence—or risk deepening divisions within the bloc. Tying energy security to enlargement offers Brussels a way back into the geopolitical game.

Central Europe
Eastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Oct 4, 2025

Putin’s Moldova election failure highlights Russia’s declining influence

By Kateryna Odarchenko

Russia's failed bid to sway recent elections in Moldova underscores the challenges Putin faces as he seeks to reassert Russian dominance over countries once ruled from the Kremlin at a time when Moscow’s ability to project power is increasingly in question, writes Kateryna Odarchenko.

Conflict
Corruption

UkraineAlert

Oct 1, 2025

Plight of Belarusian political prisoners must not be forgotten

By Craig Jackson

Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk spent almost five years in prison and says the world must not forget about the more than one thousand Belarusian political prisoners who remain behind bars.

Belarus
Civil Society

UkraineAlert

Sep 30, 2025

Belarus dictator must not be rewarded for releasing his own prisoners

By Hanna Liubakova

Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka is attempting to repair relations with the West by trading political prisoners for concessions. If this hostage diplomacy proves successful, it will strengthen Lukashenka’s grip on power, writes Hanna Liubakova.

Belarus
Conflict

Fast Thinking

Sep 29, 2025

Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party won despite Russian interference. Now what? 

By Atlantic Council

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party has won a parliamentary majority. Our experts share their perspectives on what’s next for the country’s path to European Union accession.

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Experts

Millennium fellow

Dragos Manea

Political Affairs Officer, NATO

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Politics & Diplomacy

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Janusz Cieszynski

Member of Parliament, Poland

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Politics & Diplomacy

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Lejla Nuhanović

Political Officer, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Katerina Sedova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Artificial Intelligence Eastern Europe

Fellow

Myroslava Gongadze

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Democratic Transitions Eastern Europe

Staff

Erika Șerban

Assistant Director for Operations, Atlantic Council Romania

Eastern Europe
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