Given Russia's war in Ukraine and the pivot to Asia, European defense is becoming an increasingly important issue for the United States. Read more...

Ukraine's recent military success is incredible, but the coming months will present challenges to both Ukraine and the international coalition that supports it.Read more...

Analyzing the likely effectiveness of the proposed G7 price cap on Russian oil exports, and whether the cap is a practical policy option. Read more...

There are important questions to raise about Moscow’s ability to continue playing its peacekeeping role in Nagorno-Karabakh more than six months into the Ukraine war.Read more...

When viewed in context, it becomes clear that Russia’s assault on Ukraine is merely the latest push in Russia’s modern-day colonial project. Read more...

Moscow’s geopolitical interests are about ensuring that the Moldova-Transnistria conflict remains frozen, but events in Transnistria have already raised concern about the Ukrainian crisis spilling into Moldova.Read more...

How is it possible that Russia in 1992, full of opportunity and hope, became the Russia we know in 2022? The answer lies in the democratization and privatization processes used by the Russian government.Read more...

The war in Ukraine has precipitated the recent strengthening of the BRICS group, which could challenge the current Western-led world order.Read more...

Open-source intelligence, or OSINT, has given Ukraine an edge both militarily and politically. This edge has allowed Ukraine to withstand Russia’s assault.Read more...

Over the past twenty years, Putin has fortified his control of Russia to protect against the threat of both military coups and mass uprisings, the primary methods by which autocrats are removed from power. Consequently, the removal of Putin as the leader of Russia and the implementation of democracy in Russia remains a remote possibility.Read more...