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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The Atlantic Council Turkey Program aims to promote and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region by providing a high-level forum and pursuing programming to address the most important issues on energy, economics, security, and defense.

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In the News

Aug 28, 2017

Braw Joins RAI to Discuss the Italian Armed Forces

By Elisabeth Braw

Watch the full discussion here.

Italy

In the News

Aug 24, 2017

Vershbow in Deutsche Welle on Sending Lethal Weapons to Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

Aug 23, 2017

Braw in Politico: Europe’s Military Maestros: Italy

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

In the News

Aug 22, 2017

Catsambas in the Wall Street Journal: Europe Owes More to a Truth-Teller in Athens

By Thanos Catsambas

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Greece

In the News

Aug 21, 2017

Grigas Quoted in Financial Times on Lithuania Buying US Natural Gas

By Agnia Grigas

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Northern Europe

In the News

Aug 21, 2017

Grigas in Financial Times: Lithuania Becomes First Ex-Soviet State to Buy US Natural Gas

By Agnia Grigas

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Northern Europe

In the News

Aug 20, 2017

Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: ENI Goes Boldly Forward

By Charles Ellinas

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Aug 19, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in EuroNews on Mattis Reassuring European Allies

By Christine Wormuth

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New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2017

How will Brexit impact intelligence sharing?

By Elizabeth Ball

A recent report published by the UK’s House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee concluded there will be a “barrier” to security if data transfers between EU nations and the UK are obstructed after Brexit.

Intelligence United Kingdom

MENASource

Aug 15, 2017

Reaching Agreement on al-Qaeda: An Option for the US and Turkey

By Aaron Stein

The United States does not have a Turkey policy. The current US approach to its NATO ally is subordinate to the needs of the war against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh), and the need for an effective local ground force to partner with US special operations forces. The result: the United States military […]

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