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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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Apr 19, 2022

Cohen quoted in the Ciper Brief on energy impacts of European embargo on Russian oil

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Eastern Europe
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov addresses the media in Kyiv, Ukraine February 23, 2022.

New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2022

Russian War Report: Russia falsely accuses Ukraine of provoking conflict even after it knew war was coming

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russia has rehashed several old narratives in their continued attempts to justify the war in Ukraine including misrepresented statements from Ukrainian officials.

Belarus Disinformation

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Deni in ERR: US security experts: Strategy to defend the Baltics needs to be overhauled

By John R. Deni

John Deni offers recommendations for improving NATO defense posture in the Baltic states.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Darnal in Just Security: How the war in Ukraine illustrates the weakness of US policy in Africa

By Atlantic Council

On April 18, Aude Darnal published an article in Just Security on how the war in Ukraine illustrates the weakness of US policy toward Africa. She argued that Russia’s war in Ukraine has not led to a global front backing the US position. African states are navigating this conflict based on their own interests and […]

Africa Conflict

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Grieco in Decisive Point: Air littoral: another look

By Atlantic Council

On April 18, Grieco was interviewed by the Decisive Point podcast about applying her concept of the “air littoral” to the air war in Ukraine. “This convergence of new threats to air superiority in the air littoral meant that we need to update doctrinal conducts. In the past, air superiority was either won or lost in the […]

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

Apr 16, 2022

Vershbow in the Washington Post: US, allies plan for long-term isolation of Russia

By Alexander Vershbow

Alexander Vershbow discusses the long-term implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 15, 2022

Zysk in the New York Times: Prized Russian ship was hit by missiles, US officials say

By Katarzyna Zysk

Katarzyna Zysk assesses the impact of the loss of the Russian cruiser Moskva on the Russian Navy and war effort.

Conflict Eastern Europe
A sailor looks at the Russian missile cruiser Moskva moored in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Ukraine 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2022

Russian War Report: Competing narratives about the sinking of Russia’s Moskva warship

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Following Ukraine's alleged sinking of Russia's Moskva warship just off the coast of Odesa, the Kremlin's narrative as to why has continued to shift.

Defense Technologies Disinformation

In the News

Apr 15, 2022

Grieco in the Georgetown Security Studies Review: Ukraine, the US, and the future of air warfare

By Atlantic Council

On April 15, Kelly Grieco was featured in the Georgetown Security Studies Review, which published a summary of her April 5th lecture to the Center for Security Studies (CSS) on “Ukraine, the United States, and the future of air warfare.” “At the outset of the war in Ukraine, analysts assumed that Russia would gain air superiority quickly because it had […]

Conflict Defense Technologies

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Apr 14, 2022

State of the Order: Assessing March 2022

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia

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