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UkraineAlert

Apr 24, 2018

Ukraine May Be Getting Its Own Church, but Not as Fast as Poroshenko Thinks

By James J. Coyle

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on April 17 that Ukraine might have an independent, unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church as early as July 28—the anniversary of Kyivan Rus’ adoption of Christianity. He made this prediction after the Ukrainian parliament voted to support the president’s efforts to convince Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to grant autocephalous status to the […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 24, 2018

As Some Bail, Denis Gursky Sees Ukraine as Land of Opportunity, and Thinks You Should Too

By Melinda Haring

It’s Easter Monday in Kyiv, a holiday, and no one is working except Denis Gursky. The affable Mariupol native has an anxiety-inducing to-do list, but you wouldn’t know it from his easy laugh and wide smile. We meet at Gursky’s stunning new 500-square meter co-working space in Kyiv’s tallest commercial building to discuss Ukraine’s unique […]

Ukraine

Report

Apr 24, 2018

A strategy for deterring Russian de-escalation strikes

By Matthew Kroenig

The United States and its NATO allies have not developed a clear strategy for deterring limited Russian nuclear strikes. Specifically, in the event of a limited Russian nuclear attack, how would the United States and its NATO allies respond?

Defense Policy
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Lightfoot Quoted in The Hill on Macron’s Visit to the U.S.

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Lightfoot in The American Interest: Macron’s Risky American Bet

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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France

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in DW on Aluminum Price Drop

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Lightfoot Quoted in NPR on French President Visiting the U.S.

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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France

New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2018

Treasury Throws Russian Aluminum Giant a Lifeline

By Brian O'Toole

The US Treasury Department signaled on April 23 that the Russian aluminum giant, RUSAL, could have US sanctions lifted if the Kremlin-linked oligarch Oleg Deripaska divests his holdings in the firm. The April 23 decision by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to extend the deadline for investors to exit RUSAL is neither surprising nor […]

Russia

In the News

Apr 23, 2018

Brummer discusses Transatlantic Economy at Federal Reserve Bank of New York

By Chris Brummer

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Chris Brummer chaired a panel on financial stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with John Berrigan, the European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Elke Koenig, the Banking Union’s Single Resolution Mechanism head, and Nathan Sheets a former Under Secretary of the Treasury for […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2018

Mr. Macron Goes to Washington: Risks And Rewards of This Week’s State Visit

By Nicholas Dungan

Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Washington this week brings with it two significant risks and two singular opportunities. By now the French president is well recognized as being the world leader most esteemed by, and in closest contact with, the US President Donald J. Trump. Here lie the risks.

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