Donatienne Ruy

Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
Donatienne Ruy

Donatienne Ruy is a fellow in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she focuses on EU policy, democratic governance and backsliding, and political developments across Europe and in the transatlantic relationship. She cohosts the podcast The Eurofile and contributes to program research, media engagements with print and TV outlets, and events. She previously served as director of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, overseeing the strategic direction of CSIS’s educational programming, the executive education course offering, and the Center’s internal professional development and training portfolio. She previously worked as an associate fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia team, where she oversaw the program’s research portfolios on political developments in the European Union, Russian influence in Europe, and Southern Europe and Mediterranean issues. She supported the program’s grant-writing and fundraising efforts for those portfolios. She has coauthored such reports as The Kremlin Playbook 2, Securing U.S. Interests Across the Greater Mediterranean, and Crossing Borders: How the Migration Crisis Transformed Europe’s External Policy. Ms. Ruy previously worked at the World Bank on disaster risk financing and insurance. She received her BA in political science from the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and her MA in global affairs from the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University.

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Executive Education

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations identify and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

Course Date: April 27, 2026
Registration Closes: April 17, 2026
Audio Briefs

What Happens After Hungary’s Election? Four Scenarios to Watch

An audio version of “⁠What Happens After Hungary’s Election? Four Scenarios to Watch⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Donatienne Ruy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Donatienne Ruy — April 3, 2026

Audio Briefs
The Eurofile

Previewing Hungary’s Election: Will Orbán Be Defeated?

Max and Donatienne are joined by Zselyke Csaky, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, to preview the Hungarian election on April 12.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — April 2, 2026

CSIS
The Eurofile

Competitiveness, Climate, and Transatlantic Tensions feat. Teresa Ribera

Max and Donatienne are joined by Teresa Ribera—Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition—for a conversation on the EU's economic and climate agenda.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — March 30, 2026

CSIS

What Is at Stake in Hungary’s Election?

Hungary’s April election could end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule as opposition leader Peter Magyar mounts a serious challenge. The outcome will shape Hungary’s democratic trajectory and impact the European Union’s unity and policy for years to come.

Critical Questions by Donatienne Ruy and Maria Snegovaya — March 11, 2026