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Oct 20, 2026
The European Union as a compound power in Cold War 2.0
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Piotr Arak and Velina Tchakarova
Contrary to the prevailing narrative, the European Union has the economic power and strategic vision to act as a credible major power. Willingness to act is the missing piece.
Dispatches
Oct 14, 2026
Dispatch from Moldova: How to restore NATO’s deterrence against Russia’s escalating drone attacks
By
Ian Brzezinski
Restoring deterrence will require a course correction in the West’s approach to Russia’s escalating drone attacks.
Dispatches
Sep 1, 2026
Where and how Putin could expand his war in Europe beyond Ukraine
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Atlantic Council experts
The CIA director’s recent unannounced visit to Moscow has raised speculation about Russian plans to escalate attacks.
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Oct 15, 2026
Measuring Europe’s rearmament: A year of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030
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Eva Mulholland, Aurélie Vittot
One year since the EU debuted its “Defence Readiness Roadmap,” with forty-five milestones Europe must meet to take responsibility for its own defense by 2030, is the EU on track?
Russia Tomorrow
Sep 17, 2026
New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South
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Casey Michel
The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series examines the themes and methods that Russia uses to target audiences in the Global South.
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