Regions

Eastern Europe

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

Past Events

World Review: Vaccine Patents, North Korea Policy, Colombia Protests

May 7, 2021

PAST EVENT VIDEO

World Review

Karen DeYoung, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

REUTERS

The Emerging Autocracies of Europe

April 13, 2021

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Hungary and Poland’s shift toward authoritarianism may have implications for democracy in the region and beyond.

Hungarian opposition rallies against Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Reuters

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Commentary & Analysis

September 14, 2021

Half of Americans Support Use of US Troops in Defense of Ukraine

BLOG

Running Numbers by Coauthors

On the heels of Ukrainian president Zelensky’s meeting with US President Biden, the 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a record 50 percent of Americans favor the use of US troops if Russia were to invade the rest of Ukraine.

President Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

Reuters

Public Opinion

June 15, 2021

NATO's Plan for the Future

Video Series

Research

March 10, 2021

Russians See Greater Reward than Risk in Closer Relations with China

RESEARCH

Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

As Russia and China grow closer through economic ties, a joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Levada Analytical Center survey finds that the Russian public sees little downside to the growing bilateral relationship.

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Public Opinion

February 2, 2015

Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting Russian Aggression: What the United States and NATO Must Do

RESEARCH

Report by Coauthors

This report offers recommendations to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses to deter further Russian aggression and why the US and NATO need to engage more actively and urgently to the crisis.