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Q&A with the filmmakers of 'Putin's Endgame The stakes beyond Ukraine
Q&A WITH THE FILMMAKERS OF 'PUTIN'S ENDGAME: THE STAKES BEYOND UKRAINE' DOCUMENTARY - "Putin's endgame: the stakes beyond Ukraine" producer/director Joel Seidman, writer/correspondent Kevin Tibbles, and executive producer Amb. John Herbst sit down with executive producer Ashley Semler to discuss ...
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President Salome Zourabichvili on Georgian democracy and Russian influence
PRESIDENT SALOME ZOURABICHVILI ON GEORGIAN DEMOCRACY AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring President Salome Zourabichvili on the current political landscape in Georgia and the role Russia plays in undermining democratic processes in Europe and ...
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How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered
REPORT LAUNCH: HOW PUTIN’S KREMLIGARCHS HAVE SURVIVED THE WAR—AND EVEN PROSPERED - By the time Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin’s kleptocracy had achieved substantial global reach, inserting itself in key global financial and political institutions ...
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Screening of ‘Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine’
SCREENING OF ‘PUTIN’S ENDGAME: THE STAKES BEYOND UKRAINE’ - On Wednesday, January 15 at 2:00 pm ET, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center releases its new documentary Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine, on the threat of Russian aggression beyond Ukraine and the dangers posed to US interes...
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US Assistant Secretary Pyatt on the future of Russian energy influence in Europe
US ASSISTANT SECRETARY PYATT ON THE FUTURE OF RUSSIAN ENERGY INFLUENCE IN EUROPE - Europe’s energy markets endured the most challenging impacts of the crisis manufactured by President Putin. Nonetheless, the nations achieved an unprecedented phaseout of Russian energy sources, including the end o...
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The reluctant consensus: War and Russia’s public opinion
THE RELUCTANT CONSENSUS: WAR AND RUSSIA'S PUBLIC OPINION - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has brought unprecedented destruction to Ukraine and cemented Russia’s role as a revanchist and imperial actor on the international stage. To this end, the Kremlin has sought to mobilize t...
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Putin loses in Syria. Is Russia in retreat?
PUTIN LOSES IN SYRIA, IS RUSSIA IN RETREAT?
The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs will host a discussion exploring the situation in Syria and the outcome for Russia and its interests.The quick collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and takeover by t...
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NATO: Strengthening resilience within the Alliance
THE NATO PERSPECTIVE: STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ALLIANCE - the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative will host a conversation on how NATO allies can continue to cultivate a resilient community.
Earlier this y...
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A conversation with former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE PETRO POROSHENKO - The war in Ukraine appears to have reached a new stage. The victory of US President-elect Donald Trump has brought forth conflicting hopes and fears amongst Ukrainians, as well as the broader foreign policy community, about the fu...
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Congressman Michael McCaul on Russia and the authoritarian challenge
CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL MCCAUL ON RUSSIA AND THE AUTHORITARIAN CHALLENGE - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the threat to US interests from Russian aggression in Ukraine...
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Debriefing the US elections and their implications for Europe
DEBRIEFING THE US ELECTIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPE - On November 5, Americans voted for the next President of the United States at a critical moment in transatlantic relations. The change in leadership and return of Donald Trump to the White House in Washington carries significant impl...
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Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk on human rights and Russian aggression
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OLEKSANDRA MATVIICHUK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RUSSIAN AGGRESSION - Since Russia’s large-scale invasion, Matviichuk has worked to document Russia’s war crimes and spread global awareness of the Kremlin’s wider illegal actions in Ukraine and beyond. And as the Russian military contin...
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The Changing Battlefield in Ukraine and Russia
KURSK TO POKROVSK: HOW IS THE BATTLEFIELD CHANGING IN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA? - Ukraine’s offensive into Russia’s Kursk Oblast has been a success. Ukrainian forces have captured over 1200 kilometers of territory, beaten back a Russian counteroffensive, and fortified their positions south of the Seim ...
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Russia’s war on Ukraine: Moscow’s pressure points and US strategic opportunities
REPORT LAUNCH | RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: MOSCOW’S PRESSURE POINTS AND US STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES - Whichever candidate takes the White House in November, the Russian war on Ukraine will be a major challenge. To handle it successfully, leaders in the West must realize that Moscow is fighting not j...
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Ukraine’s advance in Kursk: What’s next and implications
UKRAINE’S ADVANCE IN KURSK: WHAT’S NEXT AND IMPLICATIONS - Ukraine has surprised the Russians and the world with a lightning strike, which according to the Financial Times, reportedly enabled them to capture one week into the operation as much as 1000 square kilometers of the Kursk Oblast, with f...
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Russia without Russians? Putin’s disastrous demographics
REPORT LAUNCH | RUSSIA WITHOUT RUSSIANS? PUTIN’S DISASTROUS DEMOGRAPHICS - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated Russia’s daunting demographic crisis. Though Putin has spoken frequently about Russia’s demographic problems since the early 2000s, scattere...
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Russia’s big prisoner swap, political repression, and regressive foreign policy
RUSSIA’S BIG PRISONER SWAP, POLITICAL REPRESSION, AND REGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY - The world was stunned by the news that the largest international prisoner swap since the Cold War freed two dozen individuals through a multinational deal on August 1, 2024. The swap, which secured the release of Am...
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MH17: Ten years later
MH17: TEN YEARS LATER, ARE THE SKIES ANY SAFER? - Ten years ago, on July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17 was downed by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile over Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine. In the years following the ongoing international investigation, the Kremlin has c...
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Did the 2024 NATO Summit go far enough on Ukraine?
DID THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT GO FAR ENOUGH ON UKRAINE? THE COUNTRY'S FORMER PRIME MINISTER RESPONDS - Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk reacts to NATO's Washington Summit Declaration promising a "bridge" to NATO membership for Ukraine and an "irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic i...
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Outcomes and the path forward to Ukraine’s NATO membership
BEYOND THE SUMMIT: OUTCOMES AND THE PATH FORWARD TO UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP - This month’s NATO Summit was a historic one, marking seventy-five years for the Alliance that is currently faced with unprecedented challenges threatening democracy and stability across the globe. Bolstered by the new...
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Warsaw Week: A transatlantic agenda for an era of conflict and confrontation
WARSAW WEEK 2024: A TRANSATLANTIC AGENDA FOR AN ERA OF CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION - As Europe bands together to fend off the rise of authoritarianism and growing insecurity on Europe’s eastern front, Central and Eastern European countries such as Poland have voiced their support for greater EU in...
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A transatlantic agenda for an era of conflict and confrontation
WARSAW WEEK 2024: A TRANSATLANTIC AGENDA FOR AN ERA OF CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION - Europe’s relationship with defense has fundamentally shifted from a more cautious approach to one focused on developing greater capacity to both support Ukraine and prepare for potential conflict on the continent....
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Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine
ANOTHER BATTLEFIELD: TELEGRAM AS A DIGITAL FRONT IN RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRL) for a conversation surrounding the launch of “Another battlefield: Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine.” Since Russia’s full-...