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

Jun 28, 2017

Woods Quoted by CBC on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 28, 2017

Ullman in the Observer: Putin’s Last Straw Was Pulled Long Ago

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

Jun 28, 2017

Åslund in Project Syndicate: Russia’s Oligarchs-in-Waiting

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2017

Russia’s Arctic Ambitions: Hype vs. Reality

By Lukas Trakimavičius

Russia has poured billions of dollars into infrastructure projects to strengthen its military foothold in the Arctic. It is widely assumed that this has been done to establish greater leverage over the fossil fuels that lie beneath the ice. However, the problem with this line of thought is that it is based on exaggerated expectations […]

Europe & Eurasia Russia

UkraineAlert

Jun 28, 2017

Ukraine’s Least Sexy Reform Is Transforming Villages with New Roads, Police, and Even a Telescope

By Ruslan Minich

It used to be dark, and children had to jump from stone to stone to get to school. Now, the roads are smooth and brightly lit. Water flows from the mountains by gravity, and thus is free of charge and available to everyone. This is what the residents of southwestern Ukraine’s Poliana village say decentralization […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2017

NATO Holds its Peace as Relations with Turkey Degrade

By Arthur Beesley, Financial Times

Kjell Brygfjeld, a 67-year-old commercial lawyer in Stavanger, the oil capital of Norway, never expected the aftershocks from last July’s failed military coup in Turkey to reach his door.

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In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Cohen Quoted in Washington Times on Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak’s Replacement

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 27, 2017

Cyberattack Cripples Ukraine, Spreads

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The massive cyberattack that crippled public transportation, the central bank, government offices, the state power distributor, and public firms in Ukraine on June 27 serves as a potent reminder of the havoc that can be unleashed by low-level actors, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “This is another reminder that low-capability actors can have a […]

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Herbst Quoted by NBC News on Russian Oligarch Viktor Yanukovych

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Woods Quoted in Bloomberg on Global Implications of Ransomware Cyberattack

By Beau Woods

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Ukraine

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