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...

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...

A CONVERSATION WITH SWEDEN'S MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TOBIAS BILLSTRÖM - Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine triggered a seismic shift in Europe’s foreign policy and security strategy. This unjustified war has reinforced the transatlantic partnership and led Sweden to seek admission into ...

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...

TOOLS FOR OUR TIME: ECONOMIC STATECRAFT SINCE RUSSIA’S INVASION - The response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created new precedents for economic statecraft. The United States and Western allies have deployed economic tools to weaken Russia’s economy and curb its military advancement. These ...

CAN ZEITENWENDE DELIVER? A CONVERSATION WITH LARS KLINGBEIL, CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE GERMAN SPD - Only days after Russia began its illegal invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Scholz delivered, a now famous, “Zeitenwende” speech. Since, Germany has been front and center in discussions about foreign and sec...

NO FAMILY MAN: BREAKING PUTIN’S MORALITY MYTH - Vladimir Putin’s war of choice means that thousands of children, grandmothers and ordinary people won’t celebrate the winter holidays this year. Putin’s troops committed unspeakable war crimes in Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol, Izyum, and in cities and town...

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 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...

A CONVERSATION WITH DUTCH MINISTER OF DEFENSE KAJSA OLLONGREN - The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, held a public conversation with Minister of Defense for the Kingdom of the Netherlands H.E. Kajsa Ollongren, on J...

A CONVERSATION WITH PRIME MINISTER OF LITHUANIA INGRIDA ŠIMONYTĖ - On the frontlines of democracy in Europe, Lithuania has proven to be a key power in rallying global support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war to wipe out Ukrainian independence and identity. Working together with the other c...

ALLIED RESOLVE: NATO PERSPECTIVES ON THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE - The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security hosted a conversation on “Allied resolve: NATO perspectives on the Russian invasion of Ukraine” with four former NATO S...

STRENGTHENING BLACK SEA SECURITY AND DEFENSE IN A NEW ERA - The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Transatlantic Security Initiative for hosted this public event on June 8 at the Atlantic Council’s Headquarters in Washington, DC.

The Russian war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed t...

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MARGARITIS SCHINAS, EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center hosted a fireside chat with H.E. Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life. This event took place virtually on Thursday, June 2 from...

WAR IN EUROPE: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded supply chains and trade flows disruptions after the COVID pandemic. Sanctions and other restrictive measures may add fuel to the fire. Many countries, including the US and in Europe, ar...

WILL THE US AGAIN BE THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY? A CONVERSATION ON LEND-LEASE FOR UKRAINE WITH US SENATORS BEN CARDIN AND JOHN CORNYN - The United States’ efforts to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion have in many ways been driven by support in the US Congress. Military ...

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...

ORIENTING EUROPEAN SECURITY: THE EU STRATEGIC COMPASS AND EU-US DEFENSE COOPERATION - Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine is upending the European security order and leading to a re-evaluation within the European Union as to its role as a security provider. The EU Strategic Com...

A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF GERMANY CHRISTINE LAMBRECHT - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has catalyzed what German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a Zeitenwende, a sea change in Germany’s strategic outlook, culminating in a historic shift of Germany’s foreign and defense policy. Within...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE BALTIC PRESIDENTS - Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine will have momentous consequences for the transatlantic community and security and defense architecture in Europe for years to come. Eighteen years after the accession of the Baltic states to NATO, Estonian President Al...

BALTIC PERSPECTIVES ON RUSSIA - Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marked a turning point in the post-Cold War world order, forcing Europe and the West to urgently reflect and reassess our shared security posture. While NATO allies have reinforced the Alliance’s Eastern flank over the past e...

2022 CHRISTOPHER J. MAKINS LECTURE: A CONVERSATION WITH UK FOREIGN SECRETARY LIZ TUSS - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a defining moment of transatlantic unity, and the United Kingdom has played a leading role in the transatlantic response, from implementing sanctions and reinforcing NA...

CONVERSATION WITH ADMIRAL CRAIG FALLER: GLOBAL AND LATIN AMERICAN IMPLICATIONS OF RUSSIA’S INVASION - On February 24, Russia launched an unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In a show of Western unity unseen in decades, the United States and NATO coordinated behind a multi-pronged resp...

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 ...