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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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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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As the world shuns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Iran strengthens its ties with Moscow

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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As the world shuns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Iran strengthens its ties with Moscow

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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IranSource

Mar 7, 2022

As the world shuns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Iran strengthens its ties with Moscow

By Nicole Grajewski

Iran’s support for Russian actions reflects the improvement in bilateral ties, which have grown considerably at the political and military levels over the past decade.

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In the News

Mar 7, 2022

Ashford in MSNBC: Can lessons from the Cold War help us de-escalate?

By Atlantic Council

On March 7, Emma Ashford featured on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss the similarities between the current Ukraine crisis and the tensions of the Cold War. “(A return to the Cold War) isn’t the perfect metaphor. No one should assume that we’re going back to something that looks exactly like the Cold War…but we’re all […]

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In the News

Mar 7, 2022

Ashford in The Week: The moral mess of banning Russian oil

By Atlantic Council

On March 7, Emma Ashford was quoted in The Week on the dangers of banning imports of Russian oil. “This is what happens in wartime: You make a deal with the devil in order to avert some greater evil. The United States allied with the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany, then opened the doors […]

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In the News

Mar 7, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Marketplace on Russia’s economic isolation

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Mar 7, 2022

Lipsky’s Twitter quoted in Investing on Switzerland’s participation in Russia sanctions

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UkraineAlert

Mar 6, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine War: Russian oligarchs must face tougher sanctions

By Diane Francis

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are starting to work and have already caused some to speak out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Their influence on the Kremlin is key and pressure on them must now continue.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 6, 2022

Why Vladimir Putin is losing the information war to Ukraine

By Anders Åslund

Vladimir Putin has long enjoyed a reputation as a master of disinformation, but the Russian ruler is now clearly losing the global information war that is being waged alongside his invasion of Ukraine.

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Mar 5, 2022

Stodder in the Daily Wire on Mastercard and Visa suspension of Russian operations

By Atlantic Council

Seth Stodder highlights a recent move by Mastercard and Visa to suspend operations in Russia following aggression against Ukraine.

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Mar 5, 2022

Morningstar quoted in Radio Free Europe on the war in Ukraine
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Mar 5, 2022

Amb. Fried quoted in CBC News on the impact of sanctions on Russian oligarchs

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Linda Lourie

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Edward Verona

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Nika Aleksejeva

Resident Fellow, Baltics

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Lukas Andriukaitis

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James Batchik

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