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 Europe Center promotes the transatlantic leadership and strategies required to ensure a strong Europe.

The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia in the East.

Within the Atlantic Council’s longstanding commitment to strengthening the transatlantic relationship, the Atlantic Council Turkey Program conducts research, provides thought leadership, and offers a platform for strategic dialogue between the US, Turkey, and NATO allies to address the region’s toughest challenges and explore opportunities, including in the fields of energy, business & trade, technology, defense, and security.

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In the News

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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Russia

Issue Brief

Apr 7, 2017

Confronting transatlantic cybersecurity challenges in the internet of things

By Beau Woods

Beau Woods authors 'Confronting Transatlantic Cybersecurity Challenges in the Internet of Things,' in which he explains how the society is only one cyber crisis away from proving how unimaginative policy makers have been.

Cybersecurity English

Issue Brief

Apr 7, 2017

Confronting transatlantic cybersecurity challenges in the internet of things

By Beau Woods

In 2016, a series of highly impactful and publicized disruptions provided a wake-up call to societies on both sides of the Atlantic making obvious their dependence on inherently unpredictable technology. Just before the year began, a targeted attack disrupted the Ukrainian energy grid, forcing its operators to fall back on decades-old manual processes, and a […]

Cybersecurity English

In the News

Apr 7, 2017

Aslund Quoted by Foreign Policy on US-Russia Relations and Jared Kushner

By Anders Aslund

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NATOSource

Apr 6, 2017

Russia’s New Intermediate Range Missiles – Back to the 1970s

By Stefan Forss

It may be too late to save the INF Treaty, Brookings Senior Fellow, Ambassador Steven Pifer stated recently. “From bases in western Russia, nuclear-armed Russian SSC-8 GLCMs could target Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Rome, Athens, Ankara, and even Paris and London,”

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