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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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Herbst joins NPR to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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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Herbst joins NPR to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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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Herbst joins NPR to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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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In the News

Jan 24, 2022

Herbst joins NPR to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis

As the State Department orders relatives of embassy staff in Kyiv to leave, John Herbst joins NPR to discuss where the diplomatic effort goes from here.

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In the News

Jan 24, 2022

D’Anieri in The Diplomat on how Central Asian states can protect themselves from Russia

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jan 24, 2022

Ashford in Responsible Statecraft: What would US intervention in Ukraine really look like?

By Atlantic Council

On January 24, Emma Ashford participated in a Responsible Statecraft symposium on what a US intervention in Ukraine would look like, warning that the Biden administration should be cautious about an overly militarized approach to the problem that could escalate into more direct conflict. “The United States isn’t going to get directly involved in defending […]

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In the News

Jan 24, 2022

Scowcroft Center Military Fellows quoted in the New Zealand Herald on the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center Military Fellows are quoted in the New Zealand Herald follwing their article outlining military developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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IranSource

Jan 24, 2022

Iran’s new president just met with Vladimir Putin in Russia. What to make of it?

By Mark N. Katz

Despite the high-profile nature of this summit, little of substance seems to have been agreed upon.

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UkraineAlert

Jan 23, 2022

Disarming Putin’s history weapon

By Bohdan Vitvitsky

Ever since 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin has weaponized history as part of his hybrid war against Ukraine and sought to whitewash what is a deeply troubling Russian record of atrocity and oppression.

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In the News

Jan 23, 2022

Sales in Fox News: To deter Putin in Ukraine, Biden must stand up to the Russian strongman

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Jan 23, 2022

Ukraine Crisis: Putin the gambler may have gone too far to back down

By Timothy Ash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gained the world's attention with his threat to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine but he may now feel he must act or risk a serious loss of credibility on the international stage.

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In the News

Jan 23, 2022

Haring in the National Interest: Why Ukraine Wouldn’t Be a Cakewalk For Russia

By Atlantic Council

“For all the assessments of Putin as a geopolitical mastermind, he could be in over his head when it comes to Ukraine. In my view, Ukrainians will resist any incursion, minor or major, fiercely, and Moscow may be miscalculating if it thinks an invasion would be a cakewalk.” Melinda Haring More about our expert

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Inflection Points

Jan 23, 2022

Putin is threatening not just Ukraine but post-Cold War principles. And the stakes are generational.

By Frederick Kempe

Unless Biden can shift the tide, Putin will continue his long campaign to reverse the post-Cold War principles under which countries in the world navigate the future together.

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Shawn Creamer

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Yarely Madrid

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Leslie Shedd

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Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

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