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Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia
BOOK LAUNCH | “BATTLEGROUND UKRAINE: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE WAR WITH RUSSIA” - Praised as an “authoritative” and “important addition to the literature” by Kirkus Reviews, Adrian Karatnycky’s book Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia, to be published by Yale University ...
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Strategies for reconstruction after the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference
AFTER BERLIN: TANGIBLE STRATEGIES FOR RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING THE 2024 UKRAINE RECOVERY CONFERENCE - The report highlights the importance of sustained budgetary support and air defenses to make meaningful progress on reconstruction possible. It also explores how Ukraine can meaningfully contribu...
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The impact of war on Putin’s Russia
WHAT IS TO BE DONE? THE IMPACT OF WAR ON PUTIN’S RUSSIA - The Kremlin’s decade-long war against Ukraine and its full-scale invasion in February 2022 have brought an unimaginable scale of destruction to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also used the invasion to further his grip on pow...
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Assistant Secretary Brent Neiman on the economic front in Ukraine
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BRENT NEIMAN ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT IN UKRAINE - Even as fighting on the battlefield continues, Ukraine’s economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience, adapting to wartime pressures with significant support from the international community. The IMF, which recently approved $1...
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Russian hybrid warfare tactics: will NATO's defenses be next?
RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE TACTICS: WILL NATO’S DEFENSES BE NEXT? - In early May, Estonia’s foreign ministry summoned Tallinn’s Russian embassy chief after a Finnish airline paused flights to eastern Estonia due to GPS disturbances, for which it believes Russia to be the culprit. The incident is one ...
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The effect of sanctions on the Russian energy industry
REPORT LAUNCH | OIL, GAS, AND WAR: THE EFFECT OF SANCTIONS ON THE RUSSIAN ENERGY INDUSTRY - In the two-plus years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies have imposed approximately two thousand sanctions on Russian corporations, financial institutions, and ...
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Empowering women to rebuild Ukraine’s economy
OF COURSE SHE CAN! EMPOWERING WOMEN TO REBUILD UKRAINE’S ECONOMY - Russia’s war against Ukraine continues–but plans for post-war recovery are already underway. As we shape reconstruction strategies and policies, policymakers and international donors must prioritize leveraging the potential of Ukr...
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The Washington NATO Summit: Ukraine and transatlantic security
THE WASHINGTON NATO SUMMIT: UKRAINE AND TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY - This July, Washington, DC will host the NATO summit, marking the Alliance’s diamond jubilee. This summer’s summit comes at a critical juncture as for the first time since the end of World War II, a major power is committing aggressi...
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Road to Washington: General Christopher Cavoli on the NATO Summit
ROAD TO WASHINGTON: GENERAL CHRISTOPHER CAVOLI ON THE NATO SUMMIT - On Friday, May 17, the Atlantic Council broadcasted an #ACFrontPage conversation with General Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Cavoli, a recipient of the 2024 Atlantic Coun...
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Security and stability for the Black Sea region
SECURITY AND STABILITY FOR THE BLACK SEA REGION - Bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, and NATO allies and partners to the south and west, the security of the Black Sea region has risen to new strategic pre-eminence as an economic, geopolitical, and military focal point foll...
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A fireside chat with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian Anti-War Committee founder
A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, RUSSIAN ANTI-WAR COMMITTEE FOUNDER - Since the beginning of its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has only reinforced its suppression of all forms of dissent, civil society, and free media to further cement Russian President ...
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Simon Shuster, Time correspondent and author of The Showman
A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SIMON SHUSTER, TIME CORRESPONDENT AND AUTHOR OF THE SHOWMAN - In the aftermath of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has risen on the international stage to become a pivotal player in global politics. With noteworthy access t...
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How to build lasting economic resilience in Ukraine
HOW TO BUILD LASTING ECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN UKRAINE - Ukraine’s economy has been battered by Russia’s full-scale invasion, including the brutal recent campaign on civilian energy infrastructure. Even so, the Ukrainian economy has remained remarkably resilient despite the violence and upheaval wro...
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What can the US learn from Europe about support for Ukraine?
WHAT CAN THE US LEARN FROM EUROPE ABOUT SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE? - In recent weeks and months, many European countries and the European Union have stepped up in creative ways to support Ukraine’s defense and counter Russia’s war of aggression. French president Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out send...
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What does the spring hold for Ukraine?
BY AIR AND BY SEA: WHAT DOES THE SPRING HOLD FOR UKRAINE? - Ukraine has weathered another winter of Russia’s full-scale war, albeit with some bumps. The delay in US aid has forced Ukraine to use ammunition sparingly and made it easier for Russia to finally capture the besieged town of Avdiivka. T...
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Ukrainian POWs, Servicemembers, and Veterans on the Urgency of American Aid
Since Russia began its war of aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Ukrainian service members have fought to protect their nation’s sovereignty and freedom. The full-scale Russian invasion in 2022 has wrought still more senseless violence and destruction, yet Ukraine’s courageous defenders have sto...
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Report launch: The politics of Putin’s inner circle
REPORT LAUNCH | ALL THE AUTOCRAT’S MEN: THE COURT POLITICS OF PUTIN’S INNER CIRCLE - There was very little suspense surrounding Russia’s presidential election this month. As expected, Vladimir Putin won win a fifth term as Kremlin leader.
The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorr...
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Reinforcing the transatlantic alliance through climate and energy cooperation
Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Europe Center for a fireside chat with H.E. Ditte Juul Jørgensen, director-general for energy at the European Commission, on the importance of reinforcing the transatlantic alliance through cooperation on shared climate and energy securi...
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Reporters at risk: On the frontlines in Ukraine and Gaza
Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and five months into the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, the world continues to rely on journalists for real-time insights in the fog of war.
Reporters stationed on the frontlines undertake significant personal and professional...
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Latvia's prime minister on the transatlantic alliance in the Baltic region
PRIME MINISTER EVIKA SILIŅA DISCUSSES HER VISION FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND LATVIA’S ROLE IN THE BALTIC REGION AND BEYOND - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa. The prime minister explored Latvia’s role in transatlantic af...
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Women on the frontlines of european energy security
WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINES OF EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY - Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been fought on multiple fronts over the last two years, including against Ukraine’s energy sector, which has been strategically targeted in efforts to optimize harm to the civilian population. Despit...
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So what’s the strategy to confront Russia’s war in Ukraine?
In episode two of “So What’s the Strategy? with Matthew Kroenig,” we delve into the profound implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This episode features insights and a comprehensive analysis from Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander and former National Security Adviser Stephen...
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Can the EU Become a reliable defense actor?
Ukraine’s fight for its sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russia’s full-scale invasion continues into a third year. Since the start of the war, the European Union (EU) and its members have provided world-leading military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The bloc’s member s...
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Türkiye’s role in supporting Ukraine
A DECADE OF CRIMEA’S TEMPORARY OCCUPATION: TÜRKIYE’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING UKRAINE - February 26 marked the tenth anniversary of Russia’s temporary occupation of Crimea back in 2014, which paved the way to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years ago. Türkiye was among the first countries to sup...