CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

What do recent fissures in U.S.-Ukraine relations mean for conditions on the ground? @jkobzova.bsky.social and Maksym Skypchenko join #RussianRoulette to discuss what's changed and what the future may hold as the war intensifies. New episode here: www.csis.org/podcasts/rus...

🎧 Ilaria Mazzocco and Tobias Gehrke joined host Max Bergmann on The Eurofile podcast to explore what a tougher European stance on China means for transatlantic economic cooperation. Tune in here: www.csis.org/index%2ephp/...

Throttling Starlink and Starshield undermines Ukrainian drone operations, endangers Ukrainian civilians, and sets ablaze U.S. credibility as a global provider of defense systems and technology, according to @maxbergmann.bsky.social Learn more: www.csis.org/analysis/thr...

NOW | Join @erep.csis.org, in partnership with the British Embassy and RUSI, for a conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting to explore how the U.S. and the UK can adapt to a changing security landscape. Watch the live stream: https://bit.ly/4BehH4W

ICYMI | @erep.csis.org hosted UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting in partnership with the British Embassy and RUSI, to explore how the U.S. and the UK can adapt to a changing security landscape. Watch the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=herX...

Europe is both a vast market and a coproducer of U.S. technology. To outcompete China, the United States must offer allies a stake in building the future rather than exploit their dependencies, write @erep.csis.org expert Federico Steinberg with Riccardo Bosticco. Read: https://bit.ly/4dPHPcc

ICYMI: Last week @erep.csis.org hosted a conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting on how both countries can keep deterrence credible in Europe and beyond. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=herXCjqPx9I

As Russian hybrid attacks increase in Europe, Max joined 'State of Play' to discuss the true nature of the Russian threat, and what Europe and the U.S. can do to respond. 🎧 Tune in below. 🎙️ @maxbergmann.bsky.social @willtodman.bsky.social @geopolitics.csis.org www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...

NOW: The #Eurofile podcast is live! Host @maxbergmann.bsky.social welcomes @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social + @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social to discuss what a tougher European stance on China means for transatlantic economic cooperation. Tune in below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_y-...

TODAY: Max Bergmann sits down with Ilaria Mazzocco and Tobias Gehrke to discuss how Europe can balance strategic concerns with commercial ties to China. Watch live at 9:00AM ET: www.csis.org/events/eurof...

Coercion won't be Washington's key to winning the tech race. Coproduction could be. Federico Steinberg and Riccardo Bosticco explore why a splitting global tech system demands a new U.S. approach toward Europe. Full commentary below. www.csis.org/analysis/why...

Henry Foy is back on The #Eurofile to break down what makes journalism in Brussels unique, what it takes to cover Europe's capital, and what it reveals about both the city and the EU itself. Tune in below. 🎧 @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxbergmann.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqnk...

Please join the @erep.csis.org on Thursday, October 15 for a conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting on how both countries can keep deterrence credible in Europe and beyond. Watch: https://bit.ly/4zuUmKk

As Europe rearms and the U.S. shifts more of the burden to its allies, what should defense cooperation between Washington and London look like? Join the @erep.csis.org for a conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting. Watch the live stream: https://bit.ly/4zuUmKk

As Europe rearms and NATO burden shifting accelerates, UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting will be live at @csis.org to discuss the future of U.S.-UK defense cooperation. 🔗 Tune in below at 10:50am ET www.csis.org/events/futur...

TODAY at 10:50am ET, UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting joins CSIS's @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss the future of U.S.-UK defense cooperation. Watch live: www.csis.org/events/futur...

🎧 The Eurofile is now on video! This week, Max & Otto discuss Burnham's EU push, the Greenland deal and escalating Russian hybrid attacks. Plus, @jeremycliffe.bsky.social unpacks the AfD's regional wins and Merz's political future. Watch or listen below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_qV...

Welcome to the Powering Forward Initiative — where new analysis will explore the most pressing issues at the intersection of energy and digital sectors, security of supply, and connectivity in a transatlantic context. 🔗 Learn more: www.csis.org/programs/pow...

LIVE NOW: Hanna Notte is on #RussianRoulette to discuss her new book, "We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" Watch the virtual event below. www.csis.org/index%2ephp/...

Today, @erep.csis.org & the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program launch the Powering Forward Initiative (PFI) with the @gmfus.bsky.social. This five-year research project will explore Europe’s growing role in global energy policy & transatlantic relations. More: bit.ly/47wSRzh

⚡Introducing the Powering Forward Initiative We're joining @csis.org's Energy Security and Climate Change Program + @gmfus.bsky.social to explore how geopolitics are reshaping Europe's energy security and economic competitiveness. Learn more below. www.csis.org/news/csis-la...

How much escalation risk is worth an edge on the battlefield? @scharap.bsky.social & @warinthefuture.bsky.social joined @msnegovaya.bsky.social to discuss the West's dilemma in Ukraine and what "victory" might actually look like. Listen to #RussianRoulette below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ncD...

🎧 Max + Lexi discuss Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address. Plus, Emily Benson joins @erep.csis.org to discuss the uneasy state of U.S.-EU tech relations. Listen to The Eurofile below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSq...

On The #Eurofile: Max + Lexi discuss Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address. Plus, Emily Benson joins the show with an update on uneasy state of U.S.-EU tech relations. Full episode below. @maxbergmann.bsky.social @lexi-linafelter.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSq...

Max and Lexi discuss key takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address. Plus, a conversation with Emily Benson exploring the state of transatlantic technology relations. Listen to The #Eurofile below. www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

Where do the wars in Ukraine & the Middle East intersect? Hanna Notte & Natasha Hall join @erep.csis.org's Max Bergmann on #RussianRoulette to map escalation risks, Russia's footprint in Syria & what a surprise CIA visit to Moscow signals. Listen below. www.csis.org/podcasts/rus...

Where Crises Converge: Russia's Role in the Middle East @hannanotte.bsky.social & @natashahall.bsky.social join @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss Russia's role in Ukraine and Iran, and how the Kremlin exerts influence in the Middle East on #RussianRoulette. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLU...

Ahead of Europe's State of the Union address, @henryjfoy.ft.com joined @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss the EU's packed fall agenda — from Von der Leyen's priorities to the big questions facing Brussels this autumn. Full episode of The #Eurofile below. www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

"Russia’s defense industrial base is likely to remain on a wartime footing even if the fighting in Ukraine stops, whereas Western defense industries are unlikely to mobilize comparably until a major conflict is already underway," write @erep.csis.org experts. More: https://bit.ly/4feHiQP

Brussels is back! @maxbergmann.bsky.social + @ottosvendsen.bsky.social discuss Iceland's EU accession vote, Elbridge Colby's visit to NATO, and Ratcliffe's surprise Moscow trip. Plus, @henryjfoy.ft.com maps out the EU's packed fall agenda. Listen to The #Eurofile: www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

France’s new “forward deterrence” concept can strengthen Europe's security, but only if Paris coordinates carefully with NATO allies. New analysis by Astrid Chevreuil + Jim Stokes outlines a path to strengthen, not split, the architecture of European deterrence. 🔗: www.csis.org/analysis/arc...

Happy to share our latest Russian Roulette with Pavel Talankin, the Russian schoolteacher behind Oscar-winning Mr. Nobody Against Putin. He joins us to discuss filming inside a provincial Russian school as Putin’s war transformed the classroom - and the propaganda system in education. @erep.csis.org

The long-term challenge may be even greater for Europe than for Ukraine, whose military has spent more than a decade adapting to old Russian tactics and capabilities," writes @msnegovaya.bsky.social. Read her full analysis in @financialtimes.com ↓ www.ft.com/content/3695...

What does Putin's war look like from inside a Russian classroom? Oscar-winning filmmaker, Pavel Talankin, joins @msnegovaya.bsky.social on #RussianRoulette to discuss how propaganda shapes Russia's schools — and the risks he took to bring it to light. Listen below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAao...

The Pentagon’s Europe Force Posture Review marks an important milestone in NATO’s transition to a European-led model of conventional defense. Dr. Jon Burchell explores what this reallocation of responsibilities could mean for European security. Full analysis below: www.csis.org/analysis/eur...

Discussion of our latest report, based on the first in-depth study of five major Russian defense firms w/@maxbergmann.bsky.social and @sambendett.bsky.social. We explore Russia's post-2022 defense-industrial transformation, battlefield adaptation,& long-term implications for NATO. @erep.csis.org

On the newest #RussianRoulette, I spoke with U.S. Marine and volunteer Ukrainian soldier Nate Vance, also Vice President JD Vance’s cousin, about combat on the front lines, Ukrainian and Russian tactics, how the war has changed, and what Western policymakers get wrong. @erep.csis.org

Nate Vance –– a former U.S. Marine who enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces –– joined @msnegovaya.bsky.social to explore how unique tactics, military culture, and the lingering impact of Soviet history continue to shape the war in Ukraine. New #RussianRoulette: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L02_...

China's export surge is quietly hollowing out Germany's auto and machinery sectors — is Europe prepared to fight back? @maxbergmann.bsky.social sat down with @sandertordoir.bsky.social to discuss what "China Shock 2.0" really means in Europe and what's next. 🎧 www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

"The architecture of data, not just the flow of capital, has itself become a matter of national security." ✍️ Emily Benson + @lexi-linafelter.bsky.social 📍 Learn more: www.csis.org/analysis/kyn...

"The Kremlin’s response has rested on three pillars: mobilizing underutilized domestic labor, expanding prison labor, and increasing labor migration. Each proves to be either insufficient or self-defeating," write @msnegovaya.bsky.social & @sambendett.bsky.social Full piece in @foreignpolicy.com 👇

Germany's China Problem: What Can Europe Do About It? @sandertordoir.bsky.social joins @maxbergmann.bsky.social on The #Eurofile to discuss how surging Chinese exports impact Europe's economic model –– and whether Brussels has the tools and political will to push back. www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

What might an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt mean for Germany? What would it mean for the rest of Europe? @donatienneruy.bsky.social and Emma Buelte answer these questions and more below. www.csis.org/analysis/far...

NEW: Germany’s AfD is on the brink of a state-level victory. Could this be a far-right breakthrough? Below, @donatienneruy.bsky.social + Emma Buelte answer key questions about upcoming elections in Saxony-Anhalt –– and what it may mean for Germany's political future. www.csis.org/analysis/far...

The Kyndryl-Solvinity Case: A Barometer for Investment Security Reviews? Emily Benson & @lexi-linafelter.bsky.social explore how a blocked US-Dutch deal signals a growing transatlantic rift, with tensions mounting on data privacy and control of digital infrastructure. www.csis.org/analysis/kyn...

In @nytimes.com I write about Russia's global struggle to outlast the West. About Russia's ardent admirers, opportunistic enablers, and improbable resistors and victims. The essay is adapted from WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM, my forthcoming book, out Aug 4 @wwnorton.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...

NOW: #RussianRoulette is LIVE! @msnegovaya.bsky.social + @maxbergmann.bsky.social welcome @sambendett.bsky.social to discuss Russia's military capabilities and what the future holds for both Ukraine and NATO. Join the livestream at the link below. www.csis.org/events/russi...

SOON: after 4 years of war in Ukraine, what is the state of the Russian defense industry — and what could it mean for NATO's future? @sambendett.bsky.social joins @msnegovaya.bsky.social + @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss on #RussianRoulette. Watch LIVE @ 11:00am ET: www.csis.org/events/russi...

LIVE TOMORROW: a special episode of #RussianRoulette exploring Russia's defense industry, what it says about Russia’s war effort, and more. ⏰ 11:00am ET on Tuesday 7/28 📍 Link to register below 🎙️ @msnegovaya.bsky.social @maxbergmann.bsky.social @sambendett.bsky.social www.csis.org/events/russi...