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Founded sixty years ago at the height of Cold War tensions with Moscow, the Atlantic Council is driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together.” The Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world in partnership with allies and partners. Building on that mission, we have responded quickly and comprehensively to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, harnessing our editorial and convening power to help the United States and its allies to act swiftly and effectively—and to unify the disparate voices in favor of democracy, prosperity, and the transatlantic alliance.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 19, 2024

Ukraine’s partners should link wartime aid to continued reform progress

By Mykhailo Zhernakov, Nestor Barchuk

It is crucial for Ukraine’s international allies to link continued wartime financial assistance with the implementation of reforms, write Mykhailo Zhernakov and Nestor Barchuk.

Civil Society Conflict

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2024

Even as war continues, NATO should open the door to defense integration with Ukraine

By Karsten Friis

The Alliance can begin integration in certain sectors, such as cybersecurity, air defense, logistics, training, and future force design.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 18, 2024

Magid and Sapuppo in the National Interest: “20 Days in Mariupol” shows Russian brutality up close

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Eastern Europe

In the News

Mar 15, 2024

Klain in Foreign Policy: Russia is betting on battlefield gains

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2024

Help Ukraine win—or risk kicking off a US losing streak

By Tod D. Wolters, Ann Marie Dailey

Supporting Ukraine isn’t charity. It is a way for the United States to reassert itself at a time when its influence is faltering.

Conflict National Security

Blog Post

Mar 15, 2024

State of the Order: Stresses on the world order mounted in February. Here’s where the biggest impacts are coming from.

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Mar 14, 2024

Peace is impossible until Ukraine is safe from future Russian aggression

By Mykola Bielieskov

With Russia openly committed to destroying the Ukrainian state and nation, a durable peace will only prove possible once Ukraine's national security is guaranteed, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

Conflict Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Mar 14, 2024

Ukraine’s Security Council Secretary: The West is still in denial over Russia

By Peter Dickinson

Western leaders have yet to grasp the true scale of the threat posed by Putin's Russia and are in danger of suffering an history defeat, warns the Secretary of Ukraine's Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov.

Conflict Disinformation

Report

Mar 14, 2024

Reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy imports: Key strategies under five scenarios

By Richard L. Morningstar, András Simonyi, Olga Khakova, Paddy Ryan

To better understand how the war’s conclusion—or lack thereof—will impact the options available to transatlantic policymakers, this report analyzes European security across five general scenarios—a Ukrainian victory, a negotiated settlement, a frozen conflict, a protracted conflict, and a Russian victory.

Europe & Eurasia Geopolitics & Energy Security

UkraineAlert

Mar 12, 2024

Ukraine expands EU energy exports in fresh display of wartime resilience

By Aura Sabadus

Ukraine is boosting energy exports to the European Union in the latest demonstration of the country's remarkable wartime resilience, writes Aura Sabadus.

Conflict European Union

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