Russia & Eurasia

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FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, speaks during a statue dedication ceremony honoring Amelia Earhart at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

We can’t afford US Congress wavering in its support for Ukraine

The Guardian Thursday, October 27, 2022

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Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Would Putin roll the nuclear dice?

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. Sputnik/Valery Sharifulin/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

‘Elon Musk is transmitting a message for Putin’

Fiona Hill and Maura Reynolds

Monday, October 17, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

We are on a path to nuclear war

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Reports

Handout photo made available by Ukrainian Presidency shows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands, as European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell looks on, ahead of their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 8, 2022. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — April 2022

Friday, April 22, 2022

British Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for a photo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, Germany January 20, 2022. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — January 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in the final session of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall in Britain, June 13, 2021. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

(L to R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, France's President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a family photograph of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England on June 11, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Germany

Nord Stream 2: Background, objections, and possible outcomes

April 2021

Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

Order from Chaos

A German gas crisis will cause jitters across Europe

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, July 18, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a picture during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 20, 2021. Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Order from Chaos

Merkel’s lack of regrets illustrates the fallacies of Germany’s Russia policy

Constanze Stelzenmüller

June 21, 2022

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a ceremony to hand over the office of German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth from the outgoing Anne Spiegel to Elisabeth Paus in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

Order from Chaos

Germany has a special responsibility to stop Putin’s evil

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Events

Russia, France, and global disorder

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide: Of rights, responsibilities, and international order

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mark the end of the post-Cold War era?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

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Experts

Fiona Hill

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

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Multimedia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses South Korean parliament via video link, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 11, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Can Ukraine win — and what happens if Russia loses?

Fiona Hill and Ezra Klein

The Ezra Klein Show

Friday, April 8, 2022

Landfall pipes of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Russia on Sept. 23, 2021. Germany is halting the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of Russias incursion into Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday Feb 22, 2022. The undersea pipeline, meant to ferry natural gas directly from Russia to northern Germany, is owned by a subsidiary of Russias state-owned Gazprom. Berlin has previously been reluctant to impose sanctions that would affect Nord Stream 2. But at a press conference Tuesday, Scholz said that the situation today is fundamentally different and therefore, in light of recent events, we must also reassess this situation also with regard to Nord Stream 2. Shortly after, the economy ministry announced it was halting the certification process. (Nord Stream 2/EYEPRESS)

Podcast Episode

How the Ukraine war is affecting oil and gas markets

Samantha Gross and David Dollar

Monday, April 4, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a visit to the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky.

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

On Russia and the Oscars

Fiona Hill, James Carville, Al Hunt, and Jon Macks

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

Thursday, March 31, 2022

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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference with a group of award-winning teachers at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS

Pushing back against Putin’s threat of nuclear use in Ukraine

Monday, October 10, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the NATO summit via video link, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 29, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine’s top NATO priority should be weapons, not fast-track membership

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Putin’s world is now smaller than ever

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Putin’s disaster in Ukraine

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via a video conference call in Moscow, Russia, September 12, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The world Putin wants: How distortions about the past feed delusions about the future

Angela Stent and Fiona Hill

Foreign Affairs September/October 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council Presidium on the development of the national tourism industry in Vladivostok, Russia September 6, 2022. Sputnik/Valeriy Sharifulin/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Vladimir Putin’s post-West disorder

Institut Montaigne Thursday, September 1, 2022