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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Ukrainian first responders attempt to quash a fire ignited by a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, October, 11, 2022. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters Connect

New Atlanticist

Oct 14, 2022

Russian War Report: Russia escalates war by targeting cities across Ukraine

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russia escalated its war against Ukraine this week with missile attacks and airstrikes on cities across the country, including the first serious attack in the capital Kyiv in months.

Conflict Digital Policy

Blog Post

Oct 14, 2022

State of the Order: Assessing September 2022

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

Belarus China

In the News

Oct 14, 2022

Gaber quoted in POLITICO on Black Sea grain deal

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Oct 13, 2022

Meet the Ukrainian TV star fundraising millions for the country’s war effort

By Oleksii Antoniuk, Andrew D’Anieri

TV host Serhiy Prytula is being tipped by many as a rising star of Ukrainian politics but for now he is fully occupied in his current role leading crowdfunding efforts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Oct 13, 2022

Khakova quoted in Newsweek on sanctions on Russian oil

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Oct 13, 2022

Ryan quoted in Fox News on European energy prices

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Britain Debrief

Oct 13, 2022

#BritainDebrief – How do historians view the long road to war in Ukraine? | A Debrief from Mary Elise Sarotte

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah spoke with Johns Hopkins University SAIS's Dr. Mary Elise Sarotte on the historical perspective on the war in Ukraine.

Conflict Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Oct 12, 2022

No, Russia’s airstrike escalation is not retaliation for the Crimean Bridge

By Razom Advocacy Team

International media coverage depicting Russia's recent airstrike escalation as retaliation for the alleged Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Bridge risks creating false equivalency over Vladimir Putin's war of aggression.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Oct 12, 2022

Zagorodnyuk in Foreign Affairs: Ukraine’s Path to Victory

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

EnergySource

Oct 12, 2022

Nuclear energy and global energy security in the new tripolar world order

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

As the United States, Russia, and China move into a period of overt confrontation, competition in both the current and next-generation nuclear technology spaces will assume even more importance. Climate concerns only add more urgency to the race to deploy.

China Energy & Environment