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

Jul 18, 2017

Stein Quoted in ARA News on Kurdish Success at Foiling Turkey-led Attack

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Jul 18, 2017

Farkas Joins Foreign Policy to Discuss Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Meetings

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jul 18, 2017

Herbst Quoted in VOA on Putin’s Reaction to Magnitsky Act

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Jul 18, 2017

Burwell in The Hill: German Trade Surplus with US Far More Complex Than Trump Makes It

By Fran Burwell

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Germany

UkraineAlert

Jul 18, 2017

MH17 Plane Crash: Completing a Circle after Three Years

By Michael Bociurkiw

The first relative of one of the passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that I ever met was Jordan Withers. Thanks to the BBC, we were brought together for the making of a documentary into one of the worst civil aviation disasters in modern history. That disaster was the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 17, 2017

Twelve Myths about Change in Ukraine

By Alexander J. Motyl

Most Ukrainians will tell you that “nothing has changed” since the Euromaidan Revolution. Meanwhile, most Ukrainian analysts bemoan that Ukraine’s elites are resisting change and that, unless Ukraine changes more quickly, the country will backtrack and be lost. And everyone seems to agree that no change is possible unless corruption is fully eliminated. These views […]

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In the News

Jul 15, 2017

Farkas Joins Lawfare to Discuss Holding Russia Accountable for Election Interference

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jul 14, 2017

Herbst Joins VOA to Discuss Trump-Putin Meeting

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Jul 14, 2017

Morningstar in The Hill: Sanction Russia, but Don’t Sacrifice Europe’s Energy Security

By Richard Morningstar

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Russia

In the News

Jul 14, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks – “Take to the Streets”: Turkey’s Failed Coup, One Year Later

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

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