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Lost in Translation: Western Misconceptions about Putin’s Russia
It is in the West’s strategic interest to delegitimize Putin’s regime and bring about his departure from power, which could open a window for political change.
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December 5, 2024
Up North: Confronting Arctic Insecurity Implications for the United States and NATO
Geopolitics and strategic competition mean the Arctic security landscape is changing fast.
October 29, 2024
Europe 2029: Eight Policy Priorities for the New European Commission
The Commission will need to navigate a complex set of tasks, from financing the war effort and preparing for Ukraine’s reconstruction to defending against Russian hybrid aggression and embedding a strategy to withstand long-term conformation, all while pursuing difficult but necessary internal political and fiscal reforms.
October 16, 2024
Lost in Translation: Western Misconceptions about Putin’s Russia
It is in the West’s strategic interest to delegitimize Putin’s regime and bring about his departure from power, which could open a window for political change.
September 19, 2024
One Year In: The US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery
Ukraine’s economy is a vital US interest, which requires consistent attention and leadership at the highest political level.
August 8, 2024
The Narrow Bottleneck of Ukraine-Russia Reconciliation
How past and present Russian actions impede the prospects for reconciliation with Ukraine.
April 18, 2024
Boosting Europe’s Digital Leaders: A New Momentum for the D9+
The D9+ should become a voice against protectionism and a positive messenger for an open digital economy, pushing Europe to meet its ambitious goals for the Digital Decade.
April 10, 2024
Resilience, Reconstruction, Recovery: The Path Ahead for Ukraine
How can the world achieve sustainable Ukrainian resilience, reconstruction, and recovery in the face of conflict?
February 13, 2024
Leadership in Action: Six Priorities for the Transatlantic Alliance in 2024
Secure Europe, Contain Russia, and Constrain China
January 31, 2024
Containing Russia, Securing Europe
Russia is at war with the West and its invasion of Ukraine has reshaped the geopolitical map. How can the West contain Russia’s ambitions and bolster European security?
January 25, 2024
Transatlantic Trade and Technology: Partners or Rivals?
The Trade and Technology Council has revived transatlantic purpose, but it faces an inflection point. Looming elections could stall progress.
December 12, 2023
In From the Cold: The Struggle for Russia’s Exiles
The new Russian diaspora – challenges and opportunities.
December 5, 2023
Encryption: It’s Not About Good and Bad Guys, It’s About All of Us
Most digital messages are encrypted to protect privacy and security. Governments around the globe seek to mandate access to and scan encrypted content. They should think again.
November 30, 2023
A New Vision for the Transatlantic Alliance: The Future of European Security, the United States, and the World Order after Russia’s War in Ukraine
The equation is simple. Europe is not secure if Ukraine is not secure, and the United States is not secure if Europe is not secure.
September 28, 2023
Preparing for a Successful Peace: Consolidating Corporate Governance in Ukraine’s Energy State-Owned Enterprises
Embedding proper corporate governance practices into Ukraine’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is key to cementing reforms.
September 28, 2023
Sea Change: Nordic-Baltic Security in a New Era
Prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the countries of the Baltic Sea region are belatedly building coherent security architecture, but revanchist Russia poses grave challenges. Time is short.
September 27, 2023
An Urgent Matter of Drones
Russia’s war in Ukraine has revealed how important drones are in today’s warfare. NATO needs to adapt rapidly.
September 27, 2023
A European Home for Ukraine: Perspectives on the EU’s Enlargement Challenge from Berlin, Paris, and Warsaw
While Ukraine’s EU accession remains a shared aspiration across Europe, views differ on how and when accession should be accomplished.
September 26, 2023
Injecting Security into European Tech Policy
The US and European Union must work together to build a democratic vision for technology policy that puts innovation and competitiveness first.
August 10, 2023
Top European Energy Security Priorities for the Second Half of 2023
The Kremlin-engineered energy crisis posed unprecedented strategic, security, and energy challenges to the Transatlantic community.
July 25, 2023
Who is to Judge Mr. Putin?
Holding Vladimir Putin and his administration accountable for war crimes committed in Ukraine is both a diplomatic and a legal question.
July 20, 2023
Export Controls — The Keys to Forging a Transatlantic Tech Shield
A transatlantic tech shield requires a new, united vision for export controls and enacting the reforms necessary to make it a reality.
May 23, 2023
The Road to Chişinău: The European Political Community
How the European Political Community Can — and Cannot — Address the Wider Continent’s Conundrums
April 25, 2023
Transatlantic Community Must Unite to Address AI Risks and Opportunities
It is time for Europe, hand in hand with the United States and other democratic allies, to enforce AI regulatory frameworks that support democratic values and innovation.
April 10, 2023
Confronting China and Catching Up on Chips
The US and the EU are gearing up to spend large amounts of public funds to boost domestic semiconductor production. Success is far from certain.
April 6, 2023
Reform and Resistance: Georgia’s Path to EU Candidacy
Despite some progress, the Georgian government has not implemented reforms addressing the most significant problems highlighted by the European Commission.
April 5, 2023
Europe Upgrades its Cybersecurity Arsenal — Frightening the US
The EU’s emphasis on privacy in its mission to advance cybersecurity could drive a wedge between public and private partners.
March 30, 2023
Winning Europe’s Energy War with Russia
The first salvos of Russia’s onslaught on European energy have – like many of Russia’s offensives in Ukraine – fallen far short of Moscow’s objectives.
March 30, 2023
Reining in the Gatekeepers and Opening the Door to Security Risks
The EU should not accept every request from digital gatekeepers to avoid regulation, but it should be careful before dismissing legitimate security concerns.
March 28, 2023
Europe, Please Do Not Misunderstand US Telecom Policy
A European Internet connectivity tax will not necessarily enhance connectivity and improve service to European consumers.
February 13, 2023
Leadership in Action – An Eight-Point To-Do List for the Transatlantic Alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s onslaught on Ukraine effectively ended the post-Cold War international order and underlined the importance of the transatlantic alliance.
September 28, 2022
How to Track Chinese Online Influence
By using exploratory data analysis, correlations analysis and regression modeling, we are able to gain insights into the effectiveness of Chinese influence operations.
September 28, 2022
Tracking Chinese Online Influence in Central and Eastern Europe
For over a decade, China has been working to build influence beyond its own borders, in particular using online information operations.
September 27, 2022
The Strategic Importance of Snake Island
Despite its tiny size, Snake Island is geostrategically important. Denying Russia control of the island is vital.
September 27, 2022
Elevating Our Edge: A Path to Integrating Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Today’s race for technological supremacy is contested across multiple domains and moving at breakneck speed. The US and Europe must win.
September 22, 2022
Russia’s Militarization of the Black Sea: Implications for the United States and NATO
Russia’s militarization of the Black Sea over the last decade has destabilized the region. Now is the time for the US and NATO to reverse it.
September 21, 2022
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Chinese Influence in Central and Eastern Europe
China’s influence in Central and Eastern Europe poses challenges and opportunities for Western policymakers as they work to strengthen resilience.
September 8, 2022
Russian Cyberwarfare: Unpacking the Kremlin’s Capabilities
In the unsettling landscape of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, cyber remains one of the most enduring mysteries.
September 7, 2022
Chinese Influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
China has established an economic, cultural, and political presence in BiH, but it has yet to exploit this influence in pursuit of any particular strategic goal.
September 2, 2022
Chinese Influence in Serbia
Serbia has become a “poster child” for Chinese influence.
August 31, 2022
Chinese Influence in Bulgaria
This report is a part of #CCPinCEE, a series of reports published by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) analyzing Chinese influence efforts and operations across the nations of Central and Eastern Europe. Goals and objectives of CCP malign influence Bulgaria has never been among Beijing’s foreign policy priorities, and the feeling has been […]
August 30, 2022
Chinese Influence in North Macedonia
China’s presence in North Macedonia generally fits into the broader pattern of Chinese activities in the Western Balkans and CEE region.
August 26, 2022
Chinese Influence in Slovakia
Slovakia has been on the margin of China’s foreign policy interest successive Slovak governments have not made a priority of cultivating ties with China.
August 25, 2022
Chinese Influence in Montenegro
China exerts influence in Montenegro through its economic clout, primarily through huge debt for construction projects that will burden Montenegro for years.
August 24, 2022
Chinese Influence in Greece
China’s influence is visibly weaking in Greece
August 23, 2022
Chinese Influence in Albania
China seeks closer relations with Albania as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s mega-project to expand the reach of Beijing’s influence overseas.
August 18, 2022
Chinese Influence in Hungary
China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the fact that the Hungarian government has been a reliable partner of Beijing in the EU for over a decade.
August 17, 2022
Chinese Influence in Romania
While there is no reason to think Chinese interest in Romania will wane, Romania is not prioritizing its relationship with China.
August 16, 2022
Chinese Influence in the Czech Republic
Beijing’s main strategic goals in the Czech Republic have been to weaken political support for Taiwan and to improve China’s image in the country.
August 12, 2022
Chinese Influence in Croatia
China’s overall presence in Croatia, particularly its malign influence, is limited compared with some other CEE countries as well as Western Balkan countries.
August 11, 2022
Chinese Influence in Latvia
Chinese malign influence efforts in Latvia so far have been relatively passive, focused mostly on building local networks and probing investments opportunities
August 10, 2022
Chinese Influence in Slovenia
China’s primary goal in Slovenia is to secure a comprehensive long-term political and security partnership with Ljubljana.
August 9, 2022
Chinese Influence in Estonia
China has traditionally been perceived as a remote, yet enormous international player with limited, if any, interest in Estonian affairs.
August 2, 2022
Chinese Influence in Lithuania
Chinese influence activities in Lithuania take place amid a gradual deterioration of the relationship since 2019 that became particularly acute in 2021.
August 2, 2022
Chinese Influence in Poland
Polish decision-makers have also grown weary of Chinese promises and Poland’s importance to the Chinese Communist Party’s influence operations in Europe is low.
August 2, 2022
Chinese Influence in Central and Eastern Europe
The Chinese Communist Party takes an opportunistic approach to Central and Eastern Europe. But success has been limited.
July 12, 2022
Divided Digital Europe: The Continent Connects at Different Speeds
The European Union’s digital decade is unfolding at different speeds across member states.
June 7, 2022
The New Iron Curtain
Given Putin’s ever-present paranoia and insecurity, an assault on the Internet was inevitable. As he wages war in Ukraine, he seeks to suppress it completely.
May 26, 2022
Post-Mortem: Russian and Chinese COVID-19 Information Operations
Post-Mortem is part of CEPA’s broader work aimed at tracking and evaluating Russian and Chinese information operations around COVID-19.
May 24, 2022
What Does Europe Look Like 3-7 Years After Russia’s War in Ukraine?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an existential crisis and a direct challenge to the international security order. At stake is not only Ukraine, but the future of European security.
March 31, 2022
Owning the Conversation: Assessing Responses to Russian and Chinese Information Operations Around COVID-19
Despite some progress, gaps in countering COVID-19 disinformation and propaganda from Russia and China and unintentional misinformation spread still exist.