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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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Richard Stengel on disinformation and the threat to democracy

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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Richard Stengel on disinformation and the threat to democracy

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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Richard Stengel on disinformation and the threat to democracy

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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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: 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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New Atlanticist

Oct 18, 2019

Richard Stengel on disinformation and the threat to democracy

By Zarine Kharazian

Disinformation—both foreign and domestic—is a catalytic harm that acts to magnify existing societal vulnerabilities. Forging digital resilience is an urgent priority—because, as Stengel said, disinformation is “an attack on our very democracy. And Americans need to be aware of it.”

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In the News

Oct 16, 2019

Katz quoted in Planet Today on Russian relations in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 16, 2019

Katz quoted in Radio Free Europe about the Russia-Turkey deal in Syria

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 16, 2019

Speranza quoted in Defense One on Turkey’s military ties to NATO and Russian influence

By Atlantic Council

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Oct 14, 2019

Katz quoted in The Washington Post on Russia’s relations in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Oct 11, 2019

Katz quoted in Al-Monitor on Russia’s position in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Oct 11, 2019

Katz in Lobe Log: Trump’s Kurdish Fumble: What’s in it for Putin?

By Atlantic Council

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Report

Oct 10, 2019

Iraqi-Russian Relations amidst US Security-Focused Engagement

By Abbas Kadhim

This chapter is part of an edited volume that gathers analysis on the policy choices pursued by Washington and Moscow in the MENA region and develops case studies of the two powers’ policies in the countries beset by major crises Read the full report here.

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UkraineAlert

Oct 9, 2019

Real talk on Kyiv’s talks with Moscow

By Diane Francis

Ukraine must devise its bargaining position, and anticipate Russia’s, or it will be devoured in upcoming talks, left to the mercy of Putin as well as of France and Germany, both co-opted by Putin.

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UkraineAlert

Oct 9, 2019

Ukraine’s most vulnerable children deserve a passport, too

By Anna Babko

In the non-government controlled territories of Ukraine, 57 percent of children were born without proper birth registration by the Ukrainian authorities and may be unable to qualify for a Ukrainian passport at age 14.

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Katherine Spencer

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Yarely Madrid

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

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Leslie Shedd

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