Europe & Eurasia

Your primer on the German elections

By Stuart Jones, Rachel Rizzo, and Jacopo Pastorelli

As Germans prepare to elect their next Bundestag, our experts break down the top issues at play.

Trump and Putin seek economic reset but businesses may not rush back to Russia

By Edward Verona

As the Trump administration seeks to reset relations with Russia as part of a peace process to end the war in Ukraine, Moscow is pushing the idea of increased economic cooperation, writes Edward Verona.

It is time to lower the temperature between Algeria and France

By Rabah Arezki

If they can repair their frayed diplomatic relations, France and Algeria could become an engine for partnership between Europe and Africa.

Issue brief: A NATO strategy for countering Russia

By Ian Brzezinski, Ryan Arick

Russia poses the most direct and growing threat to NATO member states' security. This threat now includes the war in Ukraine, militarization in the Arctic, hybrid warfare, and arms control violations. Despite NATO's military and economic superiority, a unified and effective strategy is essential to counter Russia's aggression.

Syria’s rebuilding is bringing US partners Turkey and Saudi Arabia closer together

By Pınar Dost

Relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia are deepening, opening up new possibilities and implications for the region.

What Europeans think of Trump’s approach to Ukraine (and what they might do next)

By Atlantic Council experts

European leaders are waking up to calls from the Trump administration to take the lead on security for Ukraine. Atlantic Council experts share what that might look like from Berlin to Vilnius.

Global Energy Agenda full survey results

In the fall of 2024, the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center surveyed global energy and climate experts to take the community's pulse on the outlook for geopolitical energy risks, a global energy market in transition, and prospects for the net-zero imperative.

Ushering the US auto industry into a new energy era

By Jim Farley

The auto industry is front and center at the intersection of energy, manufacturing, and innovation. For US automakers to continue leading the sector globally, they must work with policymakers to put the choices and needs of the customer first.

The US must assure its energy-secure future

By Meredith Berger

At the US Department of the Navy, energy security is mission assurance. This reality has led to its national security strategy to prioritize a diversified, resilient, and independent energy system to prepare for known and unknown threats.

EU-US energy cooperation: Forging stronger connections in times of division

By Dan Jørgensen

The EU and US share a deep commitment to energy security, sustainability, and global stability. Strengthening cooperation-on cybersecurity, energy diversification, and decarbonization-will ensure a resilient, competitive, and secure future for both sides of the Atlantic.