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The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia in the East.

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In the News

Apr 3, 2016

Bryza Quoted by Vestnik on Russia’s Involvement in Karabakh

By Matthew Bryza

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The Caucasus

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Bryza Quoted by Trend on Azerbaijani President Aliyev’s Visit to the United States

By Matthew Bryza

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The Caucasus

Trade in Action

Mar 31, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – March 31, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Last week President Obama visited Argentina. He praised new Argentine President Mauricio Macri for his swift implementation of reforms during his first 100 days in office. Obama said the two governments would work to identify barriers impeding greater trade flows between the two economies, adding that a free trade agreement was something that might lie […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Defense Industrialist

Mar 31, 2016

Before Tallinn burns

By James Hasik

The Third Offset must address NATO’s local numerical inferiorities. As Inside Defense reported earlier this month, current events have the US Army questioning its organization, wondering if it’s otherwise destined to be perennially late to the game. The Russian Army, after all, has gotten rather good at showing up unannounced on short notice. It would […]

Defense Technologies Eastern Europe

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

Georgia’s President Wants Security Guarantees for Eastern Partnership Countries

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Paris, Brussels terrorist attacks add to urgency, says Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili The terrorist attacks on Paris and Brussels show that there is an urgent need for “bigger security guarantees” for countries of the Eastern Partnership, Georgia’s President, Giorgi Margvelashvili, said at the Atlantic Council on March 30. “At the end of the day…are we […]

European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 25, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – March 25, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The German Marshall Fund hosted its annual Brussels Forum this week, convening leaders from North America and Europe to discuss the transatlantic community’s most pressing issues.  Washington Post Associate Editor David Ignatius moderated a discussion between US Trade Representative Michael Froman and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström about the progress in TTIP negotiations.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Oil and Gas Journal on Eastern European Countries’ Reliance on LNG

By Brenda Shaffer

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Eastern Europe

Issue Brief

Mar 22, 2016

What’s left of Europe if the far right has its way?

By Alina Polyakova and Anton Shekhovtsov

Far-right parties are on the rise in Europe, particularly in the post-soviet space. The 2008 financial crisis provided these parties with an electoral boost, and the refugee crisis threatening the continent has inflamed nationalist and xenophobic populism. In this new issue brief, “What’s Left of Europe if the Far Right Has Its Way?”, Dr. Alina […]

Central Europe Civil Society

In the News

Mar 18, 2016

Event with Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Featured in Democracy Digest

By Atlantic Council

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The Caucasus

In the News

Mar 17, 2016

InterPressNews Features Atlantic Council Event with Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

By Atlantic Council

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The Caucasus

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