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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UkraineAlert

Apr 10, 2017

Is Russia Winning in Serbia? Maybe, But Not for the Reasons You Think

By Dimitar Bechev

One year ago, in April 2016 when Serbia held snap polls, the BBC ran the headline “Pro-EU Prime Minister Vučić Claims Victory.” One year later, after Aleksandar Vučić’s resounding win in the presidential election on April 2, the international media has styled him “Putin’s Serb ally.” Who’s right and where is Serbian foreign policy heading? […]

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In the News

Apr 10, 2017

Fishman and Simakovsky in USA Today: Tillerson Can Survive This Russia Trip

By Edward Fishman and Mark Simakovsky

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Russia

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Apr 10, 2017

Aslund Quoted by NPR on Russia’s Tactics to Gain Global Influence

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

UkraineAlert

Apr 10, 2017

From Trench Coats to Tuxedos: How the Kremlin Deploys its Dirty Tricks Today

By Diane Francis

The same dirty tricks deployed by the KGB for decades are used in today’s Cold War 2.0, and have permeated geopolitics from Syria to Ukraine and the world’s capitals. But spies in trench coats been supplanted by Russians in tuxedos with huge bank accounts who use financial, social, and political weaponry to build tentacles that […]

Russia Ukraine

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Apr 9, 2017

Aslund Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Russian Intelligence

By Anders Aslund

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Intelligence Russia

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Herbst Quoted by VOA on Russia’s Reaction to US Air Strike on Syria

By John E. Herbst

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Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 8, 2017

Herbst Quoted by Newsweek on Weakened US-Russia Relations, Post Attack on Syria

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Speckhard in US News: Time For a New Approach to Belarus

By Daniel Speckhard

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Belarus

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Ashooh Joins CBSN to Discuss Russia’s Veto of the UN Resolution Calling for an Investigation into the Syria Chemical Attack

By Jessica Ashooh

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Russia Syria

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Washington Post on Russian Corruption

By Alina Polyakova

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