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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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In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Åslund on Why Ukraine’s Debt Deal is a Success

By Anders Åslund

Kyiv Post quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on the significance of Ukraine’s debt deal:

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In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Åslund on EU Aid to Ukraine

By Anders Åslund

The Wall Street Journal quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on the European Union’s aid commitments to Ukraine:

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In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Åslund: Things Are Looking Up for Ukraine as Debt Deal Reached

By Anders Åslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund writes for Kyiv Post on a deal to restructure Ukraine’s debt:

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UkraineAlert

Aug 27, 2015

To Prevent Global Catastrophe, Putin Must Go

By Leonid Gozman

The minority of Russians who have not been zombified by official propaganda and who still have any clue about what is really going on in the world—rather than just on television—already know Russia is hurtling toward full-blown catastrophe, though the details might be up for debate. Will the collapse come next month, or more like […]

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UkraineAlert

Aug 27, 2015

Things Are Looking Up for Ukraine: Debt Deal Reached

By Anders Åslund

Today Ukraine received great news. Private owners of $19 billion of Ukraine’s Eurobonds have agreed to a substantial debt restructuring that will give Ukraine much-needed relief. The high bond yields have been sharply reduced, the bonds’ maturities have been prolonged, and the face value of the bonds has been reduced by 20 percent. According to […]

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In the News

Aug 25, 2015

Aslund on Ukrainian President Poroshenko

By Anders Aslund

Foreign Policy cites Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on the influence of big business in Ukraine:

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U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, Jan. 5, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2015

For the First Time, US Deploying F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets to Europe

By Department of Defense, Defense News, and Washington Post

From Deborah Lee James and Mark Welsh, Department of Defense.  Secretary James:  Russia’s military activity in the Ukraine continues to be of great concern to us and to our European allies.

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UkraineAlert

Aug 25, 2015

How the West Can Stop Russia’s Escalating War in Ukraine

By Maksym Khylko

This month, Russia stepped up military pressure on Ukraine, concentrating about fifty thousand troops along its border with Ukraine, using its proxy militias to shell Ukrainian government positions in the Donbas, and threatening Kyiv with “a big war.” The current escalation indicates Russian discontent with Ukraine’s refusal to make unilateral concessions such as allowing the […]

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In the News

Aug 24, 2015

Aslund on Ukraine’s Economic Reforms

By Anders Aslund

Forbes quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on the impressive implementation of Ukraine’s reforms: 

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, June 25, 2015

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Aug 24, 2015

Secretary of Defense Carter on Russia and NATO

By Ash Carter, Foreign Affairs

[W]e continue to have the magnetic power to attract everyone around the world. As I travel around the world, I see that they all want more—more association with us, more contribution from us.

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