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Ukrainian government officials along with advocates testified on using seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. They appeared before the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooper…

The University of Maryland’s Joshua Shifrinson and the Atlantic Council’s Daniel Fried talked about President Biden’s upcoming trip to the annual NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania and the se…

The Atlantic Council hosted a conversation on the relationship between Russia and China. Scholars discussed the strength of the relationship, its impact on the region, and what it means for …

During this first portion of an Atlantic Council series of discussions on the foreign policy challenges facing the incoming Biden administration, foreign policy experts and former government…

Former ambassadors and foreign experts talked about a new Atlantic Council report on Russia’s relationship with the West. Panelists examined the influence of “Putinism,” U.S. and NATO relati…

Former Ambassador to Poland Daniel Fried talked about the recent Polish elections and the future of Europe.

Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew spoke at the Atlantic Council about the benefits and risks of sanctions in light of recent action taken against Venezuela. He talked in detail about the sa…

The Atlantic Council hosted a discussion with former diplomats and security experts about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Panelists assessed the recent confrontation between…

Treasury Department Undersecretary Sigal Mandelker talked about the work her department had done to apply pressure to “malign regimes” across the globe. She focused on North Korea, Russia, a…

Current and former State and Treasury Department representatives talked about the Trump administration’s use of economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool. They also reacted to news that Pr…

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, held a discussion on the history of government corruption in Russia, including under President Vl…

State Department officials testified at a hearing on the U.S. response to North Korea’s nuclear program. They witnesses discussed recent sanctions imposed on North Korea and Chinese financia…

Daniel Fried talked about U.S. sanctions policy. He explained several lessons he had learned over the years on the use and application of sanctions, and discussed the current sanctions again…

Senior diplomats spoke about the evolution of human rights policy at a day-long conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and L…

Witnesses testified about U.S. relations with Russia after Russia’s conflict with Georgia. They focused the history of U.S. interest in the region during the Cold War and subsequent breakup …

Participating by remote connection from the State Department, Daniel Fried talked about the situation in Kosovo. Serbs protesting the independence of Kosovo at a government-sponsored rally y…

Assistant Secretary Fried talked with reporters about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s upcoming trip to Moscow on October 12-13 to engage in strategic security talks. She will be travel…

State Department officials spoke to reporters about Secretary Rice’s upcoming trip to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Assistant Secretary Fried gave a general overview, Assistant Secretary Roc…

Diplomats from Ukraine and other nations talked about the Ukrainian presidential election and the unrest resulting from claims of fraudulent balloting. After their presentations they answere…

State and Defense Department officials briefed reporters on their report to Congress concerning the reasons, costs, and implications of NATO expansion. Then, State Department Spokesperson Gl…