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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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Lipsky interviewed on CNN on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s domestic economy

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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Lipsky interviewed on CNN on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s domestic economy

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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Lipsky interviewed on CNN on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s domestic economy

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

Apr 8, 2022

Lipsky interviewed on CNN on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s domestic economy

Watch the interview here.

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In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the New York Times on the Biden administration’s sanctions policies

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New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2022

How NATO can curb Russia’s chemical weapons threat

By Natasha Lander Finch

Moscow needs to know that the use of chemical weapons will not help its ill-fated invasion—and will not be tolerated. 

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In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the New Republic’s Soapbox on Russia’s economic damage caused by sanctions

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In the News

Apr 8, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Times on the strength of the dollar and lack of alternative options for sanctions evasion

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In the News

Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Marketplace on ways Russia can use its revenue from oil and gas sales to Europe, despite cut off from western financial system

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Apr 8, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Marketplace on efforts to punish Russia through trade

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In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Lipsky interviewed on CNN Connect the World on global alignment in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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In the News

Apr 7, 2022

Polymeropoulos in the Washington Post on Russian intelligence

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos asserts that Russia's intelligence operations will suffer due to the mass European expulsion of Russian diplomats.

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UkraineAlert

Apr 7, 2022

Rebuilding Ukraine: EU must prepare to lead the post-war recovery

By Janez Kopač

The European Union is expected to play a key role in efforts to rebuild Ukraine following the end of the current war with Putin's Russia but at present the EU is unprepared for this major institutional challenge.

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Experts

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Shawn Creamer

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William B. Taylor

Distinguished Fellow

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Katherine Spencer

Program Assistant

Eurasia Center

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Yarely Madrid

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

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Leslie Shedd

Nonresident Fellow

Eurasia Center

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Vicky Kuperman

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

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