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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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Manning in The National Interest: The coming anarchy in outer space

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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Manning in The National Interest: The coming anarchy in outer space

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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Manning in The National Interest: The coming anarchy in outer space

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: 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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In the News

Apr 24, 2022

Manning in The National Interest: The coming anarchy in outer space

By Atlantic Council

On April 24, Robert Manning published an article in the National Interest with Peter Wilson concerning international space activities. They argue that space is becoming increasingly anarchic, and advocate for a return to heavier international regulations on humanity’s final frontier. “It is a sign of the times that NASA, whose accords would be a strong […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 23, 2022

New stamp captures Ukraine’s resolve to defy Putin and defeat Russia

By Peter Dickinson

A new Ukrainian postage stamp commemorating an iconic act of resistance to Vladimir Putin’s invasion has become a symbol of surging patriotic pride and growing confidence in Ukraine’s eventual victory over Russia.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Apr 23, 2022

Zysk in France 24: The war in Ukraine, a menace for the fragile geopolitical equilibrium in the Arctic

By Katarzyna Zysk

Katarzyna Zysk discusses the strategic implications of the war in Ukraine on the Arctic.

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 23, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Associated Press on how Russia benefits from the US calling for its removal from the G20

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Economy & Business European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 22, 2022

Putin’s Unholy War

By Knox Thames

Vladimir Putin's unholy war in Ukraine has sought to exploit centuries of shared Orthodox faith but the ongoing invasion has only served to expose the growing gulf separating modern Ukraine from Russia.

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In the News

Apr 22, 2022

Polymeropoulos in Newsy on Russian diplomats expulsion

By Atlantic Council

Marc Polymeropoulos states that the coordinated European move to expel so-called Russian diplomats was overdue to counter Russian influence and intelligence operations in Europe.

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In the News

Apr 22, 2022

White in the Washington Examiner & the Cyberwire on hybrid warfare

By Atlantic Council

VADM Timothy J. White, USN (Ret.) speaks at the annual Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit.

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In the News

Apr 22, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on the importance of the G20 in coordinating global action

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In the News

Apr 22, 2022

Friedlander interviewed by the RUSI Suspicious Transaction Report podcast

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Pro-Russia telegram channel circulated what it claimed was proof that Ukraine planned to sell weapons to African countries. (Source: Rezident)

New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2022

Russian War Report: Forged document claims Ukraine is selling surplus weapons to African countries

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

A Kremlin-tied Telegram channel published a forged document claiming that Ukraine was selling surplus weapons to African countries.

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Experts

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Hagar Hajjar Chemali

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Ariel Cohen

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Aleksander Cwalina

Assistant Director

Eurasia Center

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Andrew D’Anieri

Resident Fellow, Eurasia Center

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Ukraine Political Reform

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Ann Marie Dailey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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James Danoy

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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