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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on modernizing the transatlantic partnership

Experts react Jun 13, 2024

Experts react: Ukraine gets $50 billion from Russian assets and a US security deal at the G7 summit

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts dig into the agreements reached at the G7 summit and how they might reshape Ukraine’s war against Russian aggression.

Conflict Crisis Management

Experts react Jun 10, 2024

Experts react: How the European Parliament’s right turn is playing out across the continent

By Atlantic Council experts

The centrist coalition remains in power, but the far right made striking gains across the continent. What will this mean for the EU’s future?

Europe & Eurasia European Union

New Atlanticist Jun 10, 2024

Building the bridge: How to inject credibility into NATO’s promise of membership for Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

Ukraine’s bridge to NATO membership must be built in ways that institutionalize its integration into the Alliance’s structures—starting now.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

The Transatlantic Horizons series

The Europe Center’s Transatlantic Horizons series charts an ambitious agenda for the United States and Europe for 2025 and beyond.

Fast Thinking

As the far right rises in Europe, can the center hold?

by Atlantic Council

Elections for the 720-seat European Parliament concluded on Sunday. Three Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the initial results.

featured events

Online Event Tue, June 11, 2024 • 11:00 am ET

Debriefing the European elections

Transatlantic experts debrief the outcome of the European elections, and its impact to the EU’s policymaking agenda and the transatlantic relationship.

Economy & Business Elections Europe & Eurasia European Union

Public Event Tue, May 21, 2024 • 12:30 pm ET

The Washington NATO Summit: Ukraine and transatlantic security

Through two expert panels, this conference will convene former US national security and foreign policy officials as well as current European government members and top experts on Ukraine, the transatlantic relationship, and NATO to discuss the authoritarian challenge that Russia and its allies pose to the United States, NATO, and the West, and what should happen at the summit this summer to address the specifics of Putin’s revisionist agenda.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia National Security NATO

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.

Russia Tomorrow

All the autocrat’s men: The court politics of Putin’s inner circle

by Mikhail Zygar

A new Atlantic Council report by journalist Mikhail Zygar explores how Russia’s war on Ukraine has affected Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

In-depth Research & reports

Report Jun 7, 2024

Reconstructing Ukraine at war: The journey to prosperity starts now

By John E. Herbst, Olga Khakova, Charles Lichfield

Rebuilding the Ukrainian economy after Russia’s full-scale invasion will be a monumental task. Reconstruction can’t wait for peace and must be a well-coordinated, inclusive process.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Issue Brief May 29, 2024

Who’s a national security risk? The changing transatlantic geopolitics of data transfers

By Kenneth Propp

The geopolitics of data transfers is changing. How will Washington’s new focus on data transfers affect Europe and the transatlantic relationship?

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

programs

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

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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.

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The Atlantic Council in Turkey aims to promote dialogue and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region through research, programming and high-level discussion forums to address critical issues around energy, economics, business, 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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Jun 3, 2024

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on modernizing the transatlantic partnership

By Atlantic Council

Tai outlined how the United States should strengthen transatlantic trade and counter China’s nonmarket economic practices.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 3, 2024

National resilience is a crucial part of defense. Here are the countries doing it right.

By Elisabeth Braw

Learning from the allies that are already taking action will give other NATO members that decide to enhance their resilience a leg up.

Europe & Eurasia National Security

In the News

Jun 1, 2024

Donovan quoted and Nikoladze cited by El Nuevo Siglo on Russia-China-Iran oil trade

Read the full article here.

China Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Jun 1, 2024

Xi Jinping visited Europe to divide it. What happens next could determine if he succeeds.

By Zoltán Fehér

The Chinese leader's mission during his May 5-10 trip to France, Serbia, and Hungary was to sow division in Europe and to rally countries against “de-risking.”

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2024

‘A new era’: What Catalonia’s regional elections mean for Spain and the European Union

By Stuart Jones

The victory of the PSC in Catalonia’s May 12 elections could have massive implications for Spanish politics and EU foreign policy.

Elections European Union

Fast Thinking

May 30, 2024

Why the US is giving Ukraine the green light to attack inside Russia

By Atlantic Council

With Kharkiv under threat, will this White House reversal make a difference? Our leading Ukraine-watcher gives his assessment.

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

May 30, 2024

Bakir quoted in Breaking Defense on Turkish drone in the Raisi crash

By Atlantic Council

Drones Iran

In the News

May 30, 2024

Panikoff quoted in The Independent on Russia using Iranian drones to bomb Ukranian civilians

By Atlantic Council

Arms Control Conflict

UkraineAlert

May 30, 2024

If the West wants a sustainable peace it must commit to Ukrainian victory

By Hanna Hopko, Andrius Kubilius

Since 2022, Western policies of escalation management have failed to appease Putin and have only emboldened the Kremlin. If the West wants peace, it must help Ukraine win, write Hanna Hopko and Andrius Kubilius.

Civil Society Conflict

New Atlanticist

May 30, 2024

Its ‘foreign agent’ bill caused an uproar. Now Georgian Dream has fast-tracked another concerning law.

By Maia Nikoladze

Georgia’s parliament this week overrode its president’s veto on a so-called “offshore law,” which could have implications for the country's Euro-Atlantic ambitions.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

GeoTech Center

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