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Content covering countries in Eastern Europe, including Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, and more.

Past Events

Children in the Fire: What War Does to a Generation

PAST EVENT

Join the Council, the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation, and the Polsky Foundation for a screening of Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary, "Children in the Fire."

Jun 3
Memorial for victims killed in Russian missile attacks.
Uncredited / AP

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

PAST EVENT

A private roundtable with European Parliamentarians discusses securing Ukraine’s victory and sovereignty as the war enters another critical year.

Jan 22
European Members of Parliament and Council members at the roundtable
Ana Miyares Photography
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Commentary

Russia's Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Julianne Smith

"As long as each provocation costs Moscow nothing more than a downed drone, Putin has every reason to keep escalating," Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Julianne Smith writes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Center-2026 military exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground outside Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Geopolitics

The Paradox of President Trump's Peace Project

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

Trump can disrupt wars and force pauses but has yet to close one. The gap is creating space for middle powers—and an opening for China.

President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.
Markus Schreiber / AP
US Foreign Policy
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Research

Americans Oppose Ceding the Donbas to Russia Amid Push for Peace Deal

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

They are also divided on the United States’ participation in Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” to defend a ceasefire in Ukraine.

A Ukrainian soldier near the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war
Iryna Rybakova / Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP
Public Opinion

Dramatic Rise in Republican Support for Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

In a 21-point shift, 51 percent of Republicans now favor providing US military aid to Kyiv.

President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy
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