Good to Know: The offense-defense balance Stacie Goddard - August 20, 2024 The technology and tactics behind Ukraine's August 2024 offensive into Russian territory.
The E.U. is turning geopolitical. Is Venus becoming Mars? Kathleen R. McNamara - October 17, 2022 E.U. diplomat Josep Borrell warned the Russian army will be ‘annihilated’ if it launches a nuclear attack. These words suggest a more assertive European Union.
How Putin’s partial mobilization could backfire Jason Lyall - September 22, 2022 Ill-trained, unwilling reservists may hamper Russia’s efforts in Ukraine.
Why Russia’s mobilization may lower the risk of nuclear war — for now Caitlin Talmadge - September 21, 2022 If Putin were truly desperate, he might have turned to ‘non-strategic’ nuclear weapons.
Is there a difference between ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ weapons? Stephen Biddle - April 27, 2022 In Ukraine and beyond, skills, determination and tactics matter more than the mix of weapons
The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy Caress Schenk - April 11, 2022 How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
Ukraine’s oligarchs are united against Russia Silviya Nitsova - April 4, 2022 That wasn’t the case in 2014.
Even Russian-speaking Ukrainians don’t want to be evacuated to Russia or Belarus Michał Bilewicz - March 7, 2022 The research shows that Russian speakers across much of Ukraine identify as Ukrainian
Discharge, ‘Massacre of Innocents (Air Attack)’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - March 4, 2022 The assault on Ukraine worsens.
Volunteer troops can be a curse, not a blessing. But Ukraine may be figuring it out. Polina Beliakova - February 27, 2022 Kyiv also called on volunteers in 2014 to defend the country