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Eric Ciaramella
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

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Eric Ciaramella is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His work focuses on Ukraine and Russia.

Prior to joining Carnegie, Ciaramella served in the U.S. government as an intelligence analyst and policy official. He was a deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council, where he helped lead the Intelligence Community's strategic analysis on the former Soviet Union. He served on the National Security Council staff, first as director for Ukraine and then as acting senior director for Europe and Russia. He was also a senior political analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he specialized in Europe and the former Soviet Union.


education
MA, Harvard University, BA, Yale University
languages
English, Russian, Spanish

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Lawfare Daily: A Ukraine Update with Eric Ciaramella and Anastasiia Lapatina

Despite the Russian launch of a new ballistic missile against Ukraine, the ATACMS not being a game-changer, and a front that is eroding in several key areas, Ukrainians are actually optimistic about the incoming Trump administration. 

· November 29, 2024
Lawfare
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Zelensky’s Victory Plan, with Anastasiia Lapatina and Eric Ciaramella

A discussion about Volodymyr Zelensky’s victory plan and its components, the reaction from the United States and other allies, and what the plan says about the state of Ukraine’s war effort.

· October 18, 2024
The Lawfare Podcast
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Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Where Are We Headed?
September 17, 2024

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Carnegie’s own Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine and its future.

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Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Where Are We Headed?

Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella join Aaron David Miller to discuss Ukraine's Kursk offensive and what this means for the future of Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Ukraine Invades Russia

Why did Ukraine launch an incursion into the Kursk Oblast?

· August 14, 2024
The Lawfare Podcast
Stoltenberg stands over Zelensky, pointing, with both are surrounded by many other people
Washington Wants to Avoid a Repeat of Last Year’s NATO Summit

The Vilnius summit achieved some breakthroughs for Ukraine, but both Kyiv and NATO member states are aiming for a calmer atmosphere this year.

· June 27, 2024
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Ukraine at the NATO Summit

Eric Ciaramella joins Sophia to discuss the upcoming 75th anniversary NATO summit—and what it might mean for Ukraine. They explore how NATO allies are thinking about their support to Ukraine, what Kiev hopes for from its partners, and what deliverables the summit can provide.

· June 27, 2024
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War and Peace: Ukraine’s Impossible Choices

Two years into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, a Carnegie-sponsored opinion poll found that Ukrainians still believe strongly in their national cause, even as doubts creep in about the path to victory.

· June 11, 2024
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Ukraine Needs More Than Crisis Management

Whether one believes the war will end on the battlefield or at the negotiating table, a strategy to build Ukraine’s defense and deterrence capacity while signaling the West’s staying power is the best way to create a durable peace in Europe.

· May 22, 2024
Foreign Affairs
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The Case for a Binding Security Agreement With Ukraine

Congress urgently needs to allocate additional funds for Ukraine. But it is equally urgent for the United States to craft a coherent, sustainable long-term strategy to support Ukraine in what is likely to be a years-long confrontation with an unrelenting Russia.

· March 6, 2024
Lawfare