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 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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New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2017

Relations with Russia: A Strategy of ‘Constrainment’

By Alexander Vershbow

Three years ago this month, Russia illegally annexed Crimea and laid the groundwork for its ongoing campaign to destabilize Ukraine.  That moment marked the end of a period of more than twenty years when the countries of the West looked to Russia as a partner. Of course, even before 2014, Russia had demonstrated a pattern […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Burwell Quoted by CBS News on Trade and Recent Meeting Between President Trump and Chancellor Merkel

By Frances Burwell

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Economy & Business Germany

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Vershbow Interviewed by New York Magazine on Vladimir Putin

By Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow

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Russia

Trade in Action

Mar 17, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – March 17, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

While President Trump hosts Chancellor Merkel at the White House today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talked trade and economy with his German and British counterparts, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond earlier this week. While President Trump released his first budget proposal this week, the European Union focused on the Dutch elections.  […]

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Cipher Brief on Public Hearings on Russian Interference in the US Election

By Alina Polyakova

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Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by CQ Researcher on the European Far Right

By Alina Polyakova

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Europe & Eurasia

EconoGraphics

Mar 17, 2017

The United States Needs Europe And Vice Versa (Pt. 3)

By Lu Ding & Ole Moehr

This EconoGraphic is the final edition of a three-part series on why the United States and Europe need each other. The series highlights excerpts from the EuroGrowth Task Force’s inaugural report on European economic growth and why it matters for US prosperity.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Vajdich Joins Kazakh TV to Discuss Constitutional Reform in Kazakhstan

By Daniel Vajdich

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Central Asia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Hof Quoted by the Christian Science Monitor on the Possibility of US-Russia Cooperation in the Middle East

By Frederic C. Hof

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Middle East Russia
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NATOSource

Mar 16, 2017

Turkey Blocks Some Cooperation with NATO partners as EU Row Escalates

By Tom Körkemeier and Shadia Nasralla, Reuters

Turkey has blocked some military training and other work with NATO “partner countries” in an apparent escalation of a diplomatic dispute with EU states, officials and sources said on Wednesday….

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