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War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

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Vali Nasr on CNN with Fareed Zakaria, GPS: Putin turns to Iran

New Atlanticist Dec 4, 2024

A winning strategy to end Russia’s war against Ukraine

More than a dozen experts from the United States and Europe share their recommendations to the incoming Trump administration about how best to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Vali Nasr on CNN with Fareed Zakaria, GPS: Putin turns to Iran

Russia Tomorrow Jan 8, 2025

Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series explores how Russia’s kleptocratic networks infiltrated the West and measures the US and Europe can take to combat the malign influence of Russian kleptocracy around the globe.
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Vali Nasr on CNN with Fareed Zakaria, GPS: Putin turns to Iran

UkraineAlert Jan 14, 2025

No peace without security: Ukraine needs guarantees against new Russian invasion

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine is ready to make territorial concessions but insists that any peace deal must include credible long-term security guarantees to prevent a new Russian invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

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COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS

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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Host and Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Brian Whitmore invites guest experts to deliver their insights and analysis in this weekly podcast. The Atlantic Council and the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington co-sponsor this production.

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

Russia Tomorrow: Five scenarios for Russia’s future

by Casey Michel

A new Atlantic Council report explores five paths that Russia future might take in its future. What forces will shape Russia’s future?

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Content

In the News

Jul 17, 2022

Vali Nasr on CNN with Fareed Zakaria, GPS: Putin turns to Iran

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In the News

Jul 16, 2022

Gering and Thibaut on the China in Africa Podcast

On July 16, 2022, Global China Hub fellow Tuvia Gering and Digital Forensic Research Lab resident China fellow Kenton Thibaut appeared on the China in Africa Podcast to discuss China’s discourse power in Africa and the Global South. More about our experts

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AC Selects

Jul 15, 2022

AC Selects: Dutch Minister of Defense Kajsa Ollongren on Ukraine

Event from the week of July 15, 2022 Last week, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted Dutch Minister of Defense Kajsa Ollongren for an AC FrontPage event to discuss how European allies like the Netherlands are adjusting their defense policy to better deter Russia and defend NATO territory. Related events (On Vladimir Putin) He fears liberty, […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 15, 2022

Killer in the Kremlin: New book explores Vladimir Putin’s bloody reign

By John Sweeney

British journalist John Sweeney's new book "Killer In The Kremlin" offers a chilling portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a menace to global security whose entire reign has been marked by death and destruction.

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In the News

Jul 15, 2022

Nonresident senior fellow Brian O’Toole cited in the Wall Street Journal on EU sanctions enforcement

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In the News

Jul 15, 2022

Weinstein in Foreign Affairs: Making War More Difficult to Wage – How Ukraine Is Changing the West’s Use of Export Controls

On July 15, 2022, Global China Hub fellow Emily Weinstein published an article in Foreign Affairs, “Making War More Difficult to Wage: How Ukraine Is Changing the West’s Use of Export Controls.” More about our expert

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UkraineAlert

Jul 15, 2022

EU candidate status is an historic opportunity to transform Ukraine

By Kira Rudik

The decision to grant Ukraine official EU candidate status does not guarantee the country's future membership but the process of further integration can dramatically boost Ukraine's domestic reform momentum, writes Kira Rudik.

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In the News

Jul 15, 2022

Ambassador Fried quoted in the Washington Post on efforts to set a Russian oil price cap

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2022

Europe ‘must get its act together’ on defense, says Dutch defense minister

By Katherine Golden

Ollongren spoke about supporting Ukraine and shoring up European defense with allies at an Atlantic Council Front Page event.

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A view of a damaged building and a car at the site of a Russian military strike in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, July 14, 2022. (Source: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2022

Russian War Report: Russian missiles strike Vinnytsia

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian town on Vinnytsia, Russia's public death toll grows, and Iran's coverage of the war.

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Shawn Creamer

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William B. Taylor

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Katherine Spencer

Program Assistant

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Yarely Madrid

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

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China Latin America

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Leslie Shedd

Nonresident Fellow

Eurasia Center

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Vicky Kuperman

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

Freedom and Prosperity Center

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