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 27, 2017

Woods Quoted in Financial Times on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

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Ukraine

Report

Jun 27, 2017

Big Data: a twenty-first century arms race

By Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters

We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data.

Americas Cybersecurity

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Benitez Quoted in Polygraph on American Interception of Russian Plane

By Jorge Benitez

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Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss the Russian Ambassador Leaving DC

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2017

Fishman in The Hill: Speaker Ryan, the Fate of Our Policy Toward Russia Rests in Your Hands

By Edward Fishman

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Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2017

Vershbow Joins Radio Free Europe to Discuss Events in Donbas Following President Poroshenko’s Visit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Jun 26, 2017

What Happens if Russia Turns Up the Heat Again in Ukraine?

By Andreas Umland

Will the low-intensity war in the Donbas continue its current course in the coming years, or will Moscow turn up the heat there, as it occasionally does? It’s hard to say. “It all comes down to geopolitics and what Putin wants to do,” said Ihor Kozak, an independent Canadian defense and security expert who visited […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Jun 26, 2017

How History Will Remember Vladimir Putin

By Stephen Blank

To paraphrase Pravda in 1929, Putin is the Stalin of today. Nobody since Stalin’s death has achieved such longevity or uncontested power over Russia as Putin has. Nevertheless, tomorrow he may be remembered as the Brezhnev of today, for he has presided over a galloping stagnation of the economy and public morality. At the same […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Jun 26, 2017

In Ukraine, Health Security Is National Security

By Olena Kucheruk and Alex T. Johnson

Three years after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to pummel the country with cyberattacks, ruthless propaganda, and Grad missiles. But Ukraine’s dysfunctional institutions, especially its health care system, undermine Ukraine’s national security as well. Policies to reduce the enormous stress on Ukraine’s military and government alone ignore the delivery of core services. Without those […]

Ukraine

In the News

Jun 25, 2017

Handjani Quoted in Al Jazeera on Turkey Denouncing Demands of Qatar

By Amir Handjani

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Turkey

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