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

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

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

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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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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Blog Post

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.

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In the News

Apr 14, 2022

Grieco in Inkstick: Discussing the shades of gray within conflicts

By Atlantic Council

On April 14, Kelly Grieco was featured in Inkstick’s Adults in a Room series on the topic of gray zone conflict.    “Before Feb. 24, 2022, Russia had earned a reputation in the West as a master of the so-called gray zone for its activities in Crimea. President Vladimir Putin had used a combination of […]

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In the News

Apr 14, 2022

Preble in Politifact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Atlantic Council

On April 14, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Politifact article fact checking the complex history of Ukraine trying to join NATO. Preble questioned the mixed messaging about Ukraine’s NATO membership that resulted from the 2008 Summit in Bucharest. “‘It was arguably the worst of all worlds,’ said Christopher Preble, co-director of the Atlantic Council’s […]

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