SECURING UKRAINE'S FUTURE IN NATO WITH ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN AND ANDRIY YERMAK - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation with former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who also previously served as Danish Prime Minister, and Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of th...

HOW SUCCESSFUL HAS UKRAINE'S COUNTEROFFENSIVE BEEN SO FAR? - Ukraine began its long-anticipated counteroffensive in early June. Ukrainian forces have been striking at many points along the 1200-kilometer active front probing for weak spots in the fortifications that Moscow has had months to build...

A CONVERSATION WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MÉLANIE JOLY - Alongside the United States, Canada has played a role in rallying and maintaining Western support for Ukraine, while also confronting and condemning Russia for its illegal, unprovoked, and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Canada has c...

EU PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SECURITY: A CONVERSATION WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE JANUSZ WOJCIECHOWSKI - This conversation took place at the approach of the one-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to the horrific toll Russia’s brutality has taken on Ukraini...

FREEING BELARUS FROM TYRANNY: A CONVERSATION WITH SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA - The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center hosted a discussion with the national leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the head of the United Transitional Cabinet, is recognized as the leader ...

A CONVERSATION WITH BORIS JOHNSON: SUSTAINING SUPPORT TO UKRAINE - Vladimir Putin’s invasion brought mass destruction to Ukraine and its people and has dealt a blow to Europe’s security. While Ukraine stands firm, the West has displayed unprecedented unity and support for Ukraine and against Russ...

AS LONG AS IT TAKES: THE EUROPEAN UNION’S SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE - One year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and its member states are jointly standing for the people of Ukraine as “a true inspiration for Europe,” as European Commission President Ursula von der ...

HOW TO SUSTAIN AND REBUILD UKRAINE’S ECONOMY - Russia’s war on Ukraine is the greatest violation of international order and the greatest direct challenge to American interests in the past twenty years. As Russia’s military has failed on the battlefield, the Kremlin had waged a deliberate war on U...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MAROŠ ŠEFČOVIČ - The European Union has demonstrated firm commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty through political, humanitarian, and financial support–as well as military assistance—throughout the war. In February 2023, the European Commission pledged an additional €450 million d...

US-ROMANIA SPOTLIGHT: HOW TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION CAN ADVANCE ENERGY SECURITY AND DECARBONIZATION IN THE BLACK SEA REGION - Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center hosted this event on how transatlantic cooperation can bolster energy security and decarbonization in the Black Sea region as it gr...

THE REAL IMPACT OF WESTERN SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
- In 2022, sanctions formed a critical element of the West’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Those sanctions led to a contraction of the Russian economy, cut off Putin’s cronies from their lavish lifestyles in the West, and degra...

THE ROLE OF DIGITAL ECONOMY IN UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTION - Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov of Ukraine alongside CEO of Stellar Development Foundation Denelle Dixon, Founder and President of StrategEast Anatoly Motkin, and Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID Mark Simako...

A CONVERSATION WITH HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE ANDRIY YERMAK - Russia has massed over 100,000 troops on or near Ukraine’s borders for months. At the same time, it has demanded negotiations with the United States and European powers with a view towards receiving legal guarantee...

A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF UKRAINE OLEKSII REZNIKOV - Moscow continues its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. However, the nature of the war has changed for the third time. In the east, Russia, using its dramatic advantages in artillery, tanks, and manpower, continues t...

A CONVERSATION WITH LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION IN BELARUS SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA - The democratic movement in Belarus has shown remarkable resolve and garnered international admiration after standing against authoritarianism for months on end. Bolstered in response to Alyaksandr Lukash...

WHAT’S NEXT FOR UKRAINE? A CONVERSATION WITH ARSENIY YATSENYUK - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rose to power by promising to cut through Kyiv’s political hurdles and finally bring about much-needed reform. His presidency has been far from easy, and experts have cautioned that some moves take the ...

REIMAGINING UKRAINE: A DISCUSSION WITH YEVHEN HLIBOVYTSKY - Civil society in Ukraine continues to drive the country’s Euro-Atlantic trajectory from the ground up. Dynamic leaders and organizations are dismantling the old Soviet-era institutions and replacing them with modern, uniquely Ukrainian e...

SOS UKRAINE: A CONVERSATION WITH BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY - Bernard-Henri Lévy, philosopher, filmmaker, and author, has spent more than 50 years extensively reporting on human rights abuses around the world. His latest book, The will to see: Dispatches from a world of misery and hope, and accompanying ...

THIRTY YEARS OF US-KAZAKHSTAN RELATIONS: THE WINTER CRISIS AND PATH FORWARD - Thirty years after independence, Kazakhstan found itself at an inflection point. The unrest in January 2022 underscored some of the inadequacies accompanying modern Kazakhstan’s solid economic development and growing ge...

A CONVERSATION WITH FOUNDER OF THE OPEN RUSSIA MOVEMENT MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY - Jailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and exiled from Russia, businessman and philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky has for years been a leading figure in efforts to build a future for Russia that is prosperous and ...

LESSONS FROM THE EDGE: A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE MARIE YOVANOVITCH - A dedicated foreign service officer who held three ambassadorships in the countries of the former Soviet Union, Marie Yovanovitch most recently served as the US ambassador to Ukraine, where she was targ...

UKRAINE’S DIGITAL RESILIENCE: A CONVERSATION WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE MYKHAILO FEDOROV - Ukraine’s impressive technology community has helped the country fight back against Russia’s full-scale invasion. While Ukrainian armed forces push Russia back on the battlefield, the country’s d...

THE BILLION IN THE DISTANCE: HOW TECH EXPORTS CAN TRANSFORM CENTRAL ASIA - Information technology (IT) has become the cornerstone of modern economic development for countries all around the globe. In Central Asia, the IT sector is emerging as a potential engine for economic growth. The IT industr...

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: LESSONS FOR UKRAINE AND NATO - Throughout Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian forces have proven highly adaptive and innovative in their use of emerging technologies and concepts on the battlefield. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) especially have been essential in Ukraine’s ba...