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Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

Dispatches
Jan 5, 2026

Greenland is Europe’s strategic blind spot—and its responsibility

By
Justina Budginaite-Froehly

If Europe wants to ensure that no one can do to Greenland what the United States did in Venezuela, then it must stop relying on rules alone.

Europe & Eurasia
Maritime Security

Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

Dispatches
Dec 22, 2025

US strategy is leading to a Europe squeezed from the east and the west

By
Anna Wieslander

The European Union is caught between a revisionist Russia and a United States that seems ready to divide the world into spheres of influence.

European Union
NATO

Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

Report
Dec 19, 2025

Enhancing land military mobility in Europe: Advocating a pragmatic approach

By
Clément Gaubert, Freddy Geay, François Catala, and Léonie Allard

Solving the challenges of military mobility in Europe requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society perspective. Given the geopolitical climate, Europe should move quickly on this most pressing issues for the North Atlantic Alliance.

Europe & Eurasia
Politics & Diplomacy

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Fri, December 19, 2025 • 10:00 am ET

Can Europe meet the geopolitical moment?

An expert panel discussion assessing Europe’s geopolitical ambitions in 2025 and opportunities for 2026.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia
European Union
Politics & Diplomacy


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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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Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

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

Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

Report
Nov 10, 2025

Is Europe waking up to the China challenge? How geopolitics are reshaping EU and transatlantic strategy

By
Zoltán Fehér, Valbona Zeneli

China’s rising global ambitions challenge both US and European interests. By examining the EU’s gradual shift toward “de-risking” and gaps in transatlantic policy, this report offers insights for developing a more coherent and coordinated strategy to address Beijing’s economic and security challenges.

China
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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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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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In the News

May 1, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Financial Times on Ukraine Deploying US Missiles

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

UkraineAlert

May 1, 2018

Moscow’s Maritime Threats to Ukraine and the West

By Stephen Blank

Russia’s recent naval activity around Ukraine and the Baltic Sea is more than simply a threat to countries in the region. In fact, it represents a challenge to the international order, one that could be replicated by other rogue nations. Since invading Ukraine in 2014, Moscow has become significantly bolder.

Russia
Ukraine

UkraineAlert

May 1, 2018

Why the Seven Arguments Used to Justify Nord Stream II Are Just Plain Wrong

By Aliona Osmolovska

Proponents of Russia’s Nord Stream II pipeline rely on at least seven arguments to explain their support for the politically motivated project. The trouble is, these justifications are based on incorrect assumptions or outright disinformation. We identified the seven myths and then used publicly available facts to set the record straight.

Russia
Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Apr 30, 2018

Q&A: Ukraine’s Got Javelins Now. So What?

By Melinda Haring

On April 30, the US Department of State confirmed to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty the delivery of Javelin antitank missile systems to Ukraine. This issue has been long-standing: the Obama administration refused to send the weapons to Kyiv, while President Donald Trump changed course. Some experts warn that giving Ukraine lethal defensive weapons will only […]

Ukraine

Issue Brief

Apr 30, 2018

From legacy to digital: Ukraine’s plugged-in economy

By Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk

The information technology (IT) industry is a bright spot in Ukraine’s patchy record of uneven progress, missed opportunities, and unfulfilled expectations. Despite the war, unfavorable investment climate, and weak institutions, Ukraine’s IT industry has been experiencing double-digit growth for several years running.

Entrepreneurship
Inclusive Growth

Issue Brief

Apr 30, 2018

From legacy to digital: Ukraine’s plugged-in economy

By Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk

“Unlike in the legacy industries, there are no Ukrainian IT oligarchs, no IT-supported political parties in the Rada, and no IT-controlled Ukrainian media channels,” argue Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk in From Legacy to Digital: Ukraine’s Plugged-in Economy, a new issue brief by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. In fact, Ukraine has a long and […]

Entrepreneurship
Inclusive Growth

In the News

Apr 28, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in Business Insider on British Submarine Pursed by Russian Warships

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Apr 27, 2018

Fleck Quoted in CNN Money on the Trade Fight Between Europe and the U.S.

By Jörn Fleck

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European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2018

Franco-German Role Reversal Reflected in Washington Visits

By Louis Golino

The visits to Washington this week by Europe’s two top leaders—French President Emanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel—underscore the dramatic changes within Europe and in the transatlantic relationship over the past year. France has emerged as arguably the European Union’s most influential nation today, and certainly as Washington’s preferred partner. In this, France replaces […]

European Union
France

In the News

Apr 27, 2018

Åslund Quoted in CNN on NRA Interactions with Kremlin-Linked Banker

By Anders Aslund

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Russia
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Alexander Tripp

Associate Director

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Clara Tsao

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Petr Tůma

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Arabic Central Europe

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Levent Tuzun

Principal Economist, EBRD

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Turkey

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Harry Tzimitras

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

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Lauren Van Metre

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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