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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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Zais joins Al Hurra to discuss the impacts of the Russian invasion on Ukraine on global oil prices and alternatives to Russian oil

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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Zais joins Al Hurra to discuss the impacts of the Russian invasion on Ukraine on global oil prices and alternatives to Russian oil

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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Zais joins Al Hurra to discuss the impacts of the Russian invasion on Ukraine on global oil prices and alternatives to Russian oil

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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Mar 11, 2022

Zais joins Al Hurra to discuss the impacts of the Russian invasion on Ukraine on global oil prices and alternatives to Russian oil

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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UkraineAlert

Mar 11, 2022

Lend-Lease 2022: How the US can back Ukraine against Putin

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Thomas S. Warrick</span>

With Ukraine still in desperate need of more military aid to counter Vladimir Putin's invasion, it is now time for the United States to revive the Lend-Lease program signed into law eighty-one years ago on March 11, 1941.

Conflict Russia

In the News

Mar 11, 2022

Slavin in VOA: Russia upends talks to revive Iran nuclear deal
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In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Wieslander and Skaluba’s Column mentioned on Fox News

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Anna Wieslander</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Christopher Skaluba</span>

President Niinistö was asked on Fox News to respond to a column by Wieslander and Skaluba.

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Event Recap

Mar 10, 2022

UK foreign minister: Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a ‘paradigm shift on the scale of 9/11’

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >the Atlantic Council</span>

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned that Putin has shaken the global security architecture by invading Ukraine and declared the "era of complacency" over.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Wetzel in Vox, iNews, the BBC, and yahoo!news, on no-fly zones and Z symbolism in Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Tyson Wetzel discusses why a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be ineffective, explains the significance of the Russian pro-war Z symbol.

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In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Kroenig in VOA Chinese and the Daily Caller on Russian nuclear options and Chinese military takeaways in Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Matthew Kroenig explores Russian nuclear options and the implications of Russian operations in Ukraine for Chinese military strategy.

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In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Sipher in the Bulwark: Will Ukraine turn out like Chechnya or Finland?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: A 10-point plan to cut EU reliance on Russian gas
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In the News

Mar 10, 2022

Daoud in the Haaretz: Opinion | Why Iran and Hezbollah Are Quietly Applauding Putin’s War on Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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