Europe & Eurasia

Stretching from the shores of the Atlantic to the mountains of Central Asia, the European and Eurasian landmass contains both some of the most stable and wealthy countries in the world, as well as some of the poorest and those led by repressive regimes. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022 has transformed the region’s security and launched economic, political, and defense issues into the global limelight, emphasizing the necessity of increased regional and transatlantic cooperation.

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In the News

Sep 11, 2017

Speranza Joins Defense One to Discuss Russia Wargame

By Lauren Speranza

Watch the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Sep 11, 2017

Brummer Joins C-SPAN to Discuss North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela Sanctions

By Chris Brummer

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea Russia

In the News

Sep 10, 2017

Taylor Quoted in the Arab Weekly on the Breakdown of Relations Between Turkey and Germany/the US

By Andrea Taylor

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Turkey

In the News

Sep 10, 2017

Braw in the Financial Times: The Benefits of Conscription are Economic as Well as Military

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

In the News

Sep 10, 2017

Bryza Joins CNN International to Discuss US Consulate Worker Arrested in Turkey

By Matthew Bryza

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Turkey

Event Recap

Sep 8, 2017

Former Deputy Director of the CIA on Russia, Venezuela and North Korea Sanctions

By Global Business & Economics Program

On September 11, the Atlantic Council’s Economic Sanctions Initiative and the Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) at Georgetown Law hosted David S. Cohen, Former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to discuss Russia, Venezuela and North Korea sanctions in an interview with IIEL Faculty Director Chris Brummer.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

MENASource

Sep 8, 2017

Turkey’s fighter pilot problems

By Aaron Stein

The failed coup-attempt on July 15, 2016 upended the Turkish Air Force and prompted the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to purge pilots and air crews from the military. The Air Force played a central part in the failed coup attempt. Although only some two-dozen F-16 pilots took part in the coup in eleven […]

NATO Partnerships Turkey

Event Recap

Sep 7, 2017

Towards a Prosperous Europe? A public discussion in collaboration with the Institut Montaigne

By Global Business & Economics Program

On September 7, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative participated in a debate on how to stimulate economic growth in Europe, in collaboration with the Institut Montaigne. The event took place in Paris, France.

Economy & Business European Union

UkraineAlert

Sep 7, 2017

Scarred: How Famine Shaped Modern Ukraine and Russia

By Diane Francis

In the 1930s, Joseph Stalin committed crimes against humanity by purposely starving to death more than four million Ukrainians for resisting his Five-Year Plan to collectivize agriculture. Millions more fled and in 1937, Stalin executed or imprisoned hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian leaders and influencers. For three more generations, Russia kept Stalin’s genocide hidden until […]

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UkraineAlert

Sep 7, 2017

Pyongyang’s Ambitions Have Nothing to Do with Kyiv and Everything to Do with Moscow

By Lada Roslycky

The North Korean leadership, headed by 33-year-old Kim Jong-un, is openly threatening its neighbors, as well as the United States, with missile strikes. How has this little country, most of whose citizens live in poverty, managed to cause such a global security issue? A recent New York Times article accused Ukraine of illegally supplying rocket […]

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