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Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

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

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

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

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

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

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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
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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.

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Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

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

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

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
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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.

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#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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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

In the News

Jul 12, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on NATO’s New Baltic Command Structure

By Magnus Nordenman

Read the full article here.

NATO Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

Poroshenko Expects Ukraine to be a Priority When Trump Meets Putin

By David Wemer

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects Russia’s role in the conflict in his country to be a priority when US President Donald J. Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16. Poroshenko said that meeting, the first summit between Trump and Putin, could go either way, but trusted that “Ukraine would be among […]

NATO Russia

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Jul 12, 2018

Amid government turmoil, Germany dives into effort to phase out coal

By Ellen Scholl and Peter Freudenstein

This piece is the first in a series examining the opportunities and challenges facing the recently launched “Coal Exit Commission” in Germany. It will shed some light on the context surrounding the establishment of the Commission and explain the important role coal still plays in Germany. Amid political turmoil over migration, last month Germany launched […]

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions
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Trade in Action

Jul 12, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION July 12, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

Here’s What NATO Achieved at Its Brussels Summit

By David Wemer

The NATO Summit in Brussels on July 11 and 12 was dominated by dramatic debates over burden sharing and uncertainty about the United States’ continued commitment to the Alliance. Lost in this shuffle, however, are the tangible actions NATO leaders endorsed after their meetings. Here are the highlights based on the NATO communiqué signed on […]

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 12, 2018

Wieslander quoted in Politico on Europe’s military spending

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2018

Iceland’s NATO-Skeptic Leader Says Security is About More Than Just the Military

By David Wemer

NATO and the international community must focus on more than just military strength when discussing security, Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said in Brussels on July 12 at the NATO Engages event co-hosted by the Atlantic Council. “I personally think this is the view of the future,” she said. “I think we need to look […]

NATO Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2018

The Trump-Merkel Showdown

By Mark Fischer and Mark Simakovsky

Managing a growing rift within NATO US President Donald J. Trump traveled to Europe this week with his rhetorical guns loaded, taking aim at NATO allies for failing to adequately pay for their own defense. The primary target of Trump’s ire is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Despite positive trajectories in both German and NATO allies’ […]

Germany NATO

UkraineAlert

Jul 11, 2018

Another Way to Kill Nord Stream 2

By Oleksandr Kharchenko

Europe faces a looming choice with serious geopolitical consequences. It can continue to receive its natural gas through Ukraine or bypass Ukraine altogether and receive its gas through Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Option one—preserving Ukraine’s gas transportation system—helps diversify fuel supplies and means that Europe’s gas supplies can be expanded if needed. Option two […]

Ukraine

In the News

Jul 11, 2018

Benitez Quoted in the New York Times on Trump’s Relations with NATO and Putin

By Jorge Benitez

Read the full article here.

NATO Russia
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Experts

Active affiliation

Olena Babakova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Central Europe Europe & Eurasia

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade Energy & Commodities

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Economy & Business

Millennium fellow

George Bachiashvili

CEO, Mission Gate

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Digital Policy

Fellow

Tyson Barker

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Millennium fellow

Will Barnes

Head of Geopolitics Research, Bridgewater Associates

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Staff

Lisa Basquel

Program Assistant, European Energy Security

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia
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Events

Online Event Tue, March 3, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Holding enablers accountable: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s role in Russia’s drone war
Civil Society Conflict Crisis Management Iran
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
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