Europe & Eurasia

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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Featured Reading

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

Dispatches
May 22, 2026

Washington’s latest force posture moves have Europeans feeling whiplash

By
Daniel Fried, Torrey Taussig

The announcement on sending US troops to Poland didn’t stop Washington’s other force posture decisions from generating concern among NATO allies.

Eastern Europe
Europe & Eurasia

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series
May 13, 2026

A US and allied strategy for Greenland

By
the Atlantic Council Task Force on Greenland

After US rhetoric about taking control of Greenland exacerbated tensions between Washington and European allies in January, the US, Greenland, and Denmark opened discussions about the US presence in the autonomous territory. In parallel, the Atlantic Council’s Task Force on Greenland brought together transatlantic expertise to explore the underlying issues and find a productive path forward.

Greenland
Northern Europe

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

Issue Brief
May 8, 2026

Can Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship survive?

By
Phyllis Berry

One year into his chancellorship, Friedrich Merz heads a government beset by economic stagnation, low public approval, and coalition tensions.

Economy & Business
Elections

featured events

Public Event
Fri, April 17, 2026 • 11:45 am ET

The British ambassador to the US on Euro-Atlantic security and the Middle East

British Ambassador to the United States Sir Christian Turner joins the Atlantic Council to discuss the UK’s ongoing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East and its vision for the future of Euro-Atlantic security cooperation.

Europe & Eurasia
Iran
Middle East
NATO


Public Event
Wed, November 19, 2025 • 9:00 am ET

Intent to destroy: Confronting Russia’s campaign to erase Ukraine and its people

In this conference hosted by the Strategic Litigation Project and the Eurasia Center, experts will identify strategies to halt Russia’s campaign of atrocities against the Ukrainian people.

Civil Society
Conflict
Crisis Management
Security & Defense


The Russia Tomorrow series

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 challenged much of the common Western understanding of Russia. How can the world better understand Russia? What are the steps forward for Western policy? The Eurasia Center’s new “Russia Tomorrow” series seeks to reevaluate conceptions of Russia today and better prepare for its future tomorrow.

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Russia Tomorrow

The CRINK: Inside the new bloc supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine

by Angela Stent

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series details how Russia’s war against Ukraine has brought together a new set of partners–united not by shared values, but by shared grievances–on the international stage: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

In-depth Research & reports

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

Russia Tomorrow
Dec 12, 2025

The Russian economy in 2025: Between stagnation and militarization 

By
Elina Ribakova, Lucas Risinger

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series examines the Russian wartime economy.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

Report
Jan 14, 2026

Digital sovereignty: Europe’s declaration of independence?

By
Frances Burwell, Kenneth Propp

In Brussels, “digital sovereignty” may be the new “strategic autonomy”: a push for Europe to go its own way and depend less on the United States. As US tech companies and EU regulators clash, catch up on a policy debate with consequences playing out online and in the halls of power.

Digital Policy
Economy & Business

programs

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

EXPLORE THE PROGRAM

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.

EXPLORE THE PROGRAM

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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Explore the Power Vertical podcast

The Power Vertical

The Power Vertical is a blog and podcast for Russia wonks and Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore. It covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today.

Explore the Debrief series

#AtlanticDebrief

#AtlanticDebrief hosts interviews with leading experts, policymakers, and newsmakers from both sides of the Atlantic to unpack the challenges and opportunities of the transatlantic relationship.

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#BalkansDebrief

The Atlantic Council Europe Center’s #BalkansDebrief series features timely conversations on key issues impacting the Western Balkans. Nonresident senior fellow Ilva Tare hosts newsmakers, experts, and officials for discussions on rule of law, energy security, cultural heritage, Russian and Chinese influence in the region, and more.

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Content

New Atlanticist

Jan 16, 2015

Dungan: Will Belgian, French Violence Tilt Europe’s Balance of Security and Liberties?

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council Analyst Says Debate on the Continent Is Revived Today’s arrests and gun-battles in Belgium, as police intervened to prevent what they said were Islamist terrorist attacks in the making, underscore that last week’s Islamist violence in Paris may signal what Atlantic Council analyst Barry Pavel then called “a new normal.”

France Western Europe

In the News

Jan 15, 2015

Ricciardone: “The US Government Does Not Regard the Hizmet Movement as Violent Terrorists”

By Francis Ricciardone

Zaman quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the Hizmet movement: 

Turkey

In the News

Jan 15, 2015

Joyner: Obama’s Paris Blunder: Part of a Much Bigger Problem

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for the National Interest on President Obama’s decision to not attend the rally in Paris:

France
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Jan. 14, 2015

NATOSource

Jan 15, 2015

NATO Chief Urges Germany to Invest More in Defense

By NATO and AFP

From Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO:  I also would like to underline that we have to invest more in defence. We agreed to do so at our Summit in Wales.

Germany NATO

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2015

Yemen-Based Group’s Claim of Paris Attack May Boost Its Ability to Strike the West

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Al-Qaeda Affiliate Could Bolster Recruitment, Resources, Pavel Says The claim by al Qaeda’s franchise in Yemen that it was behind the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, if true, would boost the group’s ability to plan similar attacks in the West, according to Atlantic Council analyst Barry Pavel.

France Yemen

In the News

Jan 14, 2015

Ullman: One Archduke, Twenty Children, and Twelve Journalists

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the aftermath of the attacks in Paris on the newspaper Charlie Hebdo: 

France

Article

Jan 14, 2015

Opinion: Some Exploiting France’s Tragedy

By Barbara Slavin

In the aftermath of last week’s tragic events in France, the world has witnessed great demonstrations of solidarity. Judging from the more than one million people who gathered in Paris – and others in smaller rallies in Europe and in Washington, D.C. — the murder of 17 journalists, police and shoppers in a Jewish market […]

France
Russian Mig-31, May 29, 2013

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2015

Russian Troops Stationed Near Finnish Border as Putin Begins Move on Arctic

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

A detachment of about 800 servicemen from Russia’s Northern Fleet has been stationed in the Russian town of Alakurtti, Murmansk region, just 50km from the Finnish border, part of a large-scale expansion of Russian military facilities in the country’s northwest

Europe & Eurasia Northern Europe

Event Recap

Jan 14, 2015

Discussion on the Political and Security Prospects of Central Asia

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On Tuesday, January 13th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record, small breakfast discussion on Central Asia with Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, one of the leading experts on the region. The event was introduced […]

China Russia

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2015

France Is Not Disturbed by ‘Storm in a D.C. Teacup,’ Dungan Says

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Charlie Hebdo Features Muhammad Cartoon in New Issue French officials on Tuesday hunted for the accomplices of three terrorists who killed 16 people in Paris last week, while some of the victims of the attacks were laid to rest at tearful funerals. In Washington, however, the controversy over the Obama administration’s decision not to send […]

France
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Experts

Staff

Moussa Traoré

Director, Entrepreneurship Policy Initiative

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Economy & Business

Staff

Alexander Tripp

Associate Director

Africa Center

Africa China

Staff

Matt Trunkey

Program Assistant

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Defense Policy English

Fellow

Clara Tsao

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Americas China

Millennium fellow

Siminia Tulbure

Member, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

Fellow

Petr Tůma

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Arabic Central Europe
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Events

Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

2026 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

The Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics is an annual flagship convening focused on issues at the nexus of economics, finance, foreign policy, and national security.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union