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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

Feb 20, 2014

Karatnycky: Yanukovych’s Miscalculations

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins the WSJ Live’s Opinion Journal Live to discuss protests in Ukraine:

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In the News

Feb 20, 2014

Freizer: How to Avoid All Out War in Ukraine

By Sabine Freizer

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Sabine Freizer writes for Today’s Zaman on the crisis in Ukraine:

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In the News

Feb 20, 2014

Wilson: Russia’s “Negative Agenda”

By Damon Wilson

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson is quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Russia’s bid for greater influence on the global stage:

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In the News

Feb 19, 2014

Karatnycky: Why Has the Tide Turned on Yanukovich?

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins CNBC to discuss the outbreak of violence in Ukraine:

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In the News

Feb 19, 2014

Wilson on Ukraine Sanctions

By Damon Wilson

Damon Wilson is quoted in USA Today on the possibility of imposing sanctions on Ukraine:

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New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2014

How to Avoid All-Out War in Ukraine

By Sabine Freizer

Ukraine is on fire. Though it is part of the same Black Sea region as Turkey and a solid economic partner, Kiev is far from many minds in Turkey. The few that are paying attention are making comparisons between the violence during the Gezi protests and what is happening today in Ukraine’s squares. Some comparisons […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2014

Ukraine Nears Civil War

By New Atlanticist

US, EU Must Sanction Kyiv Authorities, Wilson Says The newly violent confrontation in Kyiv between the government and protesters has shoved Ukraine’s three-month-old crisis into a new, more dangerous phase that poses increased risk of a civil war, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky says. The attack by police on Tuesday against demonstrators demanding a […]

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Picture tweeted by EU Ambassador João Vale de Almeida

NATOSource

Feb 11, 2014

From ‘Least Diplomatic Diplomat,’ Salty Peek at Trans-Atlantic Strains

By Mark Landler, New York Times

Victoria J. Nuland, who is the assistant secretary of state for European affairs, summed up her feelings about the European Union in what she might have described in her previous job, as the State Department spokeswoman, as a “frank exchange of views” with the American ambassador to Ukraine.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2014

To Save Ukraine, Pressure its Oligarchs

By Adrian Karatnycky

Eleven weeks after President Viktor Yanukovych sparked peaceful street protests by halting Ukraine’s effort to build closer ties to Europe, his standoff with the opposition has slid into ugly violence that has polarized politics and pushed the country to the brink of a civil conflagration. Ten of Ukraine’s twenty-five regions are beyond the control of […]

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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kiev, Feb. 7, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2014

US Officials Blame Russian Espionage for Leaked Nuland Call

By BuzzFeed, New York Times, and Reuters

From Rosie Gray, BuzzFeed:  Top U.S. officials are strongly suggesting that Russia is responsible for recording and releasing the tape of a phone call between the top U.S. diplomat for Europe and the ambassador to Ukraine.

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