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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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Secretary General Calls for More Robust NATO Exercises and Deployments

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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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Secretary General Calls for More Robust NATO Exercises and Deployments

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Jan 8, 2025

Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered

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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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Secretary General Calls for More Robust NATO Exercises and Deployments

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Jan 14, 2025

No peace without security: Ukraine needs guarantees against new Russian invasion

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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 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.

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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

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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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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 8, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 8, 2014

Secretary General Calls for More Robust NATO Exercises and Deployments

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

We are meeting at a defining moment for the security architecture we have built together over the last decades.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at GRU headquarters, March 13, 2008

NATOSource

Apr 8, 2014

Swedish Intelligence Worried about Russian ‘War Preparations’

By Local (Sweden)

Russia has intensified its espionage efforts in Sweden to include war preparations, Swedish security service Säpo warned on Monday.

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Apr 8, 2014

Transcript: Gen. James Jones on Ukraine Crisis

Remarks of General James L. JonesEnergy Security in the Ukraine CrisisEmbassy of Poland/Atlantic CouncilMarch 31, 2014 Thank you, Pawel, for that kind introduction and for your leadership in bringing top executives of the Polish energy industry to Washington at such an important moment. Welcome everyone, particularly to our friends who have traveled far to join […]

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F-16s of the 421st Fighter Squadron, July 20, 2012

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: US Sending F-16 Jets to Romania for Exercises

By Luiza Ilie, Reuters

The United States will deploy F-16 fighter jets to Romania this month as part of planned joint exercises, the NATO member’s defense minister was quoted as saying, amid rising tensions in neighboring Ukraine after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Oct. 22, 2010

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2014

Ukraine Crisis Exposes Gaps Between Germany and NATO

By Spiegel

Frank-Walter Steinmeier wasted little time after returning to Berlin from the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels last week.

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at NATO's Steadfast Jazz exercise

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2014

Czech President says NATO Could Offer Troops to Ukraine if Russia Goes Beyond Crimea

By Robert Muller, Reuters

The West should take strong action, possibly including sending NATO forces to Ukraine, if Russia tries to annex the eastern part of the country, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Sunday.

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RAF Typhoon and French Mirage flying together

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2014

Why it is More Important than Ever to Invest in Defense of Democracy

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Telegraph

Nobody in Nato wants a return to the Cold War, but we see the Kremlin trying to turn back the clock and carve up Europe into new spheres of influence.

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Apr 7, 2014

Benitez: Crimea Response Hurts US Credibility

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez is quoted by the Washington Times on the Obama administration’s response to the crisis in Ukraine:

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New Atlanticist

Apr 7, 2014

Attacks in East Ukraine: Government Accuses Russia of Subversion

By Irene Chalupa

Masked Men in Web Video Called for Armed Uprising Ukraine’s interim government is scrambling to respond to the seizures yesterday of government buildings in eastern provinces by organized groups of men who demanded the annexation of eastern Ukraine by Russia. President Oleksander Turchynov cancelled a visit to Lithuania and said the weekend attacks represent a […]

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President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, January 19, 2011

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Apr 4, 2014

US Warns China Not to Try Crimea-Style Action in Asia

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

China should not doubt the U.S. commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way Russia has in Crimea, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

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