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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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Vershbow featured in Voice of America discussing Russia’s weak points

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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Vershbow featured in Voice of America discussing Russia’s weak points

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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Vershbow featured in Voice of America discussing Russia’s weak points

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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Oct 2, 2024

Vershbow featured in Voice of America discussing Russia’s weak points

By Alexander Vershbow

On October 2, Transatlantic Security Initiative distinguished fellow Alexander Vershbow was featured in Voice of America discussing Russian vulnerabilities on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Russia Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Oct 1, 2024

Ukraine needs international investors to maintain defense tech momentum

By Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine's rapidly expanding defense tech sector can play a game-changing role in the war against Russia but Ukrainian companies need international investment, writes Ukraine's Minister for Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

In the News

Oct 1, 2024

Soofer interviewed on CNBC-TV18 about change in Russia’s nuclear posture

By Atlantic Council

On Friday, September 27, Forward Defense Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Soofer was interviewed by host Parikshit Luthra as part of a panel on Indian television network CNBC-TV18 to discuss the change in Russia’s nuclear posture. Dr. Soofer asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear rhetoric is aimed at deterring NATO countries from providing long-range weapons […]

Drones Nuclear Deterrence

UkraineAlert

Oct 1, 2024

Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten

By Leonid Gozman

The international community must not forget the more than one thousand Russian political prisoners currently incarcerated by the Kremlin, writes Leonid Gozman.

Conflict Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Oct 1, 2024

Webster in bne IntelliNews on Kyrgyzstan’s re-export practice

On September 30, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was cited in bne IntelliNews regarding his opinion piece published by The Interpreter, which discussed Kyrgyzstan’s re-export practices in relation to Russia and Western sanctions. He highlighted that Kyrgyzstan’s trade figures do not align with its small economy’s needs, suggesting that a significant portion […]

Central Asia Economic Sanctions

Russia Tomorrow

Oct 1, 2024

Russia’s war on Ukraine: Moscow’s pressure points and US strategic opportunities

By Ariel Cohen

A new Atlantic Council report explores Russia’s modern day domestic and international vulnerabilities.

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In the News

Sep 30, 2024

Irdi quoted by Financial Times on Russia’s information influence operations

By Beniamino Irdi

On September 30, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Beniamino Irdi was quoted by Financial Times on Russia’s information activity in Italy and Europe more broadly.

Disinformation Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 30, 2024

Webster quoted in bne IntelliNews on Kyrgyzstan’s possible imports to Russia

By Joseph Webster

Central Asia Economic Sanctions

Inflection Points

Sep 28, 2024

The US confronts two global threats: China-Russia and itself

By Frederick Kempe

The disruptive dangers of the Chinese-Russian combination can only be contested and contained by steady, confident, far-sighted US leadership alongside partners and allies.

China Conflict

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Sep 26, 2024

The White House’s Daleep Singh on how to achieve balance in the use of economic statecraft

By Atlantic Council

The US deputy national security advisor for international economics spoke at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics about navigating today's geopolitical reality with various economic statecraft tools.

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