stay updated

Featured Reading

What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

Dispatches Feb 2, 2026

To increase its autonomy, Europe must look to its strengths

By Piotr Arak

The challenge for Europe in the coming decade is not to imitate the United States and China, but to mobilize its own considerable strengths.
Economy & Business European Union
What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

Dispatches Jan 27, 2026

The India–EU trade deal is worth watching, but not overhyping

By Mark Linscott

The newly announced free trade agreement is an important accomplishment, even if it is unlikely to be transformational.
Economy & Business European Union
What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

Dispatches Jan 26, 2026

Time matters: Why Europe needs Ukrainian defense innovation

By Oleksiy Honcharuk

For Europe to gain genuine defense autonomy, it will need to combine the continent’s capital with Ukraine’s speed and military innovation.
Defense Industry Defense Policy

featured events

Online Event Wed, January 14, 2026 • 12:00 pm ET

The future of EU-Mercosur trade

A panel of experts unpack the EU-Mercosur trade deal and what it means for competitiveness, climate-linked trade rules, and the future of transatlantic strategy.
European Union Latin America Trade and tariffs
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.

Read More

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

What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

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
What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

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

The Atlantic Council Turkey Program aims to promote and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region by providing a high-level forum and pursuing programming to address the most important issues on energy, economics, security, and defense.

Learn more

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.

Explore the Series

#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.

Explore the Series

Content

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2019

What is Ukraine? We finally have an answer

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Oleh Havrylyshyn</span>

Ukraine has a strongly democratic society and government espousing diversity in ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and regional dimensions.

Civil Society Elections

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2019

The craft of Kolomoisky

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Bohdan Nahaylo</span>

Kolomoisky is in search of a new role for himself adjusted to new realities and possibilities, and this will not be his last word.

Corruption Rule of Law

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2019

Ten reasons why Trump should visit Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andy Hunder</span>

Ukraine has embarked on a massive overhaul of the country and here are ten reasons why the US president should pay a visit.

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

EconoGraphics

Aug 9, 2019

Breaking Down France’s Digital Tax

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >BY ANDREW LASCALEIA, EDITED BY OLE MOEHR | GRAPHICS BY MARIANNA ASLUND AND ANDREW LASCALEIA</span>

In July, France’s parliament ratified a new law to tax big digital tech firms making it the first country to pass a tax law of this manner. Paris’ new tax scheme triggered criticism from the Trump Administration and is further complicating the transatlantic relationship. This edition of the EconoGraphic explains the motivation behind taxing digital technology firms more aggressively, the way that the French tax will work, and the potential impacts and response to the tax.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

UkraineAlert

Aug 8, 2019

Time is running out to kill Putin’s pet project

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Diane Francis</span>

Russia’s disregard for European votes, laws, and court rulings against the pipeline should be reason enough to ban the project.

Geopolitics & Energy Security Oil and Gas

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Aug 8, 2019

Why are men still running everything in Ukraine?  

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Melinda Haring</span>

On inauguration day, the new president issued a picture of him and his inner team strutting down the red carpet. The picture is remarkable for the energy it conveys but it’s also remarkably male. There are no women in his inner circle.

Political Reform Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Aug 8, 2019

One way to ease Ukraine’s labor shortage

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Svitlana Butenko, Stuart Linder, and Valeriia Mykhalko</span>

Ukraine can create the conditions where both refugees and asylum seekers can provide for themselves.

Inclusive Growth Migration

In the News

Aug 8, 2019

McFate quoted in the Evening Standard on British defense issues

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Defense Policy Iran

New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2019

US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resigns

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >David A. Wemer</span>

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman announced in an August 6 letter to US President Donald J. Trump that he intends to resign from his post effective October 3, 2019.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2019

No-Deal Brexit comes further into focus

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Nick Brown</span>

Johnson’s political honeymoon lasted a matter of days. Financial markets are swiftly repricing the greater odds of a messy exit.

United Kingdom
Load More

Experts

Fellow

Petr Tůma

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Arabic Central Europe

Fellow

Harry Tzimitras

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

European Leadership Accelerator Participant

Tim van den Bergh

Lead, Climate Tech Innovation, World Economic Forum

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Energy & Environment

Fellow

Lauren Van Metre

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Resilience & Society Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Fellow

Beth Van Schaack

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Shqipe Vela

Program Manager, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Millennium Leadership Program

Corruption Energy & Environment
Load More

Events

Public Event Wed, March 4, 2026 • 3:00 pm ET

EXIM Bank Chairman John Jovanovic on US priorities for global competitiveness

AN AC FRONT PAGE EVENT—John Jovanovic, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, discusses EXIM’s role in supporting US manufacturing, strengthening supply chains, and recalibrating trade.
Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security Trade and tariffs
Public Event Thu, March 5, 2026 • 9:30 am ET

Navigating a new era in Syria: Strategic opportunities for the US and Turkey
Conflict Defense Policy Iraq Middle East
Flagship Event Tue, June 9, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

2026 Global Energy Forum

The tenth Global Energy Forum will chart the course for continued innovation, collaboration, and leadership in the global energy transition. 
Africa Americas Climate Change & Climate Action Critical Minerals
Load More