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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“Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine,” an Atlantic Council documentary

Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine may be closer to its end than its beginning. How it ends will matter not only for Ukraine, but for the whole of Europe and the wider world. The first-ever documentary from the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, “Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine,” discusses the threat of Russian aggression beyond Ukraine and the dangers it poses to US interests today and in the future.

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In the News

Oct 9, 2023

Lagadec in Tydenikhrot on NATO burden-sharing

By Erwan Lagadec

On October 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Erwan Lagadec was mentioned in an article in Tydenikhrot examining NATO’s two percent threshold (text in Czech).

Europe & Eurasia NATO

UkraineAlert

Oct 9, 2023

Russian imperialism shapes public support for the war against Ukraine

By Neringa Klumbytė

Modern Russia retains an imperialistic ideology that is fueling strong public support for the war in Ukraine amid deep-rooted perceptions of Ukrainians as misguided younger siblings in need of correction, writes Neringa Klumbytė.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Oct 9, 2023

Webster in China-Russia Report: The Xi-Putin meeting; Chinese submarines’ “imitative innovation” of Russian tech

China Defense Technologies

In the News

Oct 8, 2023

Deni in CNN on Russian attacks against Ukrainian civilians

By John R. Deni

On October 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow John Deni joined Laila Harrak in a television interview on CNN to discuss recent Russian attacks on civilians, and the question of U.S. aid to Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Russia

In the News

Oct 6, 2023

Stefanini in Radio Free Europe on EU integration efforts

By Stefano Stefanini

On October 6, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ambassador Stefano Stefanini was quoted in Radio Free Europe discussing the EU’s changing stance on integration in the wake of the war in Ukraine (text in Italian).

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Oct 6, 2023

Webster quoted in VOA Chinese on China’s drone export control limits

China Russia

UkraineAlert

Oct 5, 2023

Vladimir Putin is still convinced he can outlast the West in Ukraine

By Dennis Soltys

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has united the democratic world to a degree not seen in decades, but the Western response to the war continues to be hampered by excessive fear of provoking Putin, writes Dennis Soltys.

Conflict Defense Technologies

Econographics

Oct 5, 2023

By the numbers: Here’s how turmoil in Congress could impact US aid to Ukraine

By Yulia Bychkovska and Charles Lichfield

The US aid to Ukraine can continue to flow for the next few weeks but the recent events make the outlook for US aid more difficult.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Bodies of killed people are seen at a site of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

New Atlanticist

Oct 5, 2023

Russian War Report: Civilian cafe attacked and a fake Ukrainian news site is exposed

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

A suspicious website impersonating a Ukrainian news agency accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian leadership of corruption and misusing aid provided by the United States.

Conflict Digital Policy

In the News

Oct 5, 2023

Francis in the Hill: Putin panics

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Russia