Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

The Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program produces forward-looking analyses on transatlantic relations and political developments across Europe, Eurasia, and Turkey

Our team provides the analysis leaders need to strengthen transatlantic security, understand Europe’s evolving role in the world, and respond to the challenges posed by Russia.
 
We offer strategic insights and policy solutions by looking at Europe, Russia, and Eurasia where geopolitics, defense, economics, and technology meet. Our work covers Europe’s political, security, and economic direction; NATO and collective defense; Russia’s foreign policy and military; the changing Arctic; and developments across the Western Balkans and Eurasia. We convene senior policymakers, analysts, and thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic, which has made the program a leading Washington forum for the near- and long-term challenges facing the United States and its European allies.
 
The program is home to the Lillan and Robert D. Stuart Jr. Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies. The center was launched in 2016 in honor of the late Robert D. Stuart Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Norway, and studies the security, political, economic, and energy dynamics of Northern Europe and the Arctic. The program also co-leads the Powering Forward Initiative with the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund. This five-year project examines Europe’s growing role in global energy policy and transatlantic relations, focusing on where energy, security, and technology intersect.
 
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The Eurofile

Hosted by Max Bergmann, director of the Stuart Center and the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, “The Eurofile” looks at Europe through a Washington lens.

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Russian Roulette

Hosted by Max Bergmann and Dr. Maria Snegovaya of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS, Russian Roulette explores the politics, history, and complex societies of Russia and Eurasia. Tune in for fascinating interviews and discussions on some of the biggest questions facing the broader post-Soviet space. 

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Powering Forward Initiative

The Powering Forward Initiative explores Europe's evolving role as an economic and geopolitical actor at the intersection of energy, security, and technology.

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The Stuart Center

The Stuart Center

In honor of the life and achievements of the late Robert D. Stuart Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Norway, and his wife Lillan, the Stuart Center is dedicated to greater understanding of Northern Europe’s political, security, economic, and energy developments with a strong focus on the regional implications of a rapidly changing Arctic; revitalizing NATO’s collective defense and security cooperation role in Northern Europe; and strengthening the Euro-Atlantic partnership as a whole.

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The Eurofile Live: Are Europe and China on an Economic Collision Course?

The Eurofile LIVE: a special video podcast event examining Europe's hardening economic approach to China. Max Bergmann is joined by Ilaria Mazzocco and Tobias Gehrke to discuss the recent EU-China EV agreement, growing Franco-German pushback on Chinese overcapacity, and where Europe's China strategy is heading.

Event — October 22, 2026

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The Eurofile Live: Are Europe and China on an Economic Collision Course?

Max sat down with Ilaria Mazzocco and Tobias Gehrke to discuss whether Europe can protect its industrial base without triggering a broader trade confrontation, and what a tougher European stance on China means for transatlantic economic cooperation.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Ilaria Mazzocco — October 22, 2026

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