News

Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept Sees Global ‘Revolutionary Change’; Just How Much Does Putin Keep Xi Informed on Military Strategy?

March 31, 2023
Plus: Arrest of WSJ’s Gershkovich latest signal of unwritten U.S.-Russia rules being dismantled.
Analysis

Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: History Repeats Itself

William Alberque March 31, 2023 RM Exclusives
Russia’s increasingly violent nuclear rhetoric and basing of nuclear weapons in Belarus are to be condemned. However, these developments do not alter the balance of power in Europe, nor do they significantly alter the risk of nuclear conflict.
Debate

Debate: Is US Support for Ukraine Costing ‘Peanuts’ or Too Much?

Yana Demeshko March 30, 2023
Western policymakers are asking themselves whether the billions of dollars in aid to Kyiv have been well spent. Two analysts offer opposing assessments in a debate co-hosted by Russia Matters.
News
Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept Sees Global ‘Revolutionary Change’; Just How Much Does Putin Keep Xi Informed on Military Strategy?
March 31, 2023
Analysis
Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: History Repeats Itself
March 31, 2023
Debate
Debate: Is US Support for Ukraine Costing ‘Peanuts’ or Too Much?
March 30, 2023
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Blog

The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, March 28, 2023

Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force
March 28 update: No major changes—battlefield stalemate continues. Putin announced plans to deploy Russian nuclear weapons to Belarus. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +40 square miles.
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Analysis

Can International Law Bring a Measure of Justice to Ukraine?

Kevin Jon Heller
Very few options currently exist for prosecuting the high-ranking Russian government and military leaders who are responsible for the invasion.
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Analysis

With New START Setbacks Challenging Arms Control, US Must Work to Reduce Chances of Nuclear War, With or Without Russia

Leonor Tomero 
Key goals are to invest in more resilient deterrence and to understand whether the two countries' views on strategic stability have fundamentally diverged.
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Analysis

Post-War Security for Ukraine: Eventually the Fighting Will End. What Then?

Stefano Stefanini
The West will have to give Ukraine bespoke, fool-proof international security guarantees while pragmatically engaging Russia in talks on arms control and confidence building.
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Analysis

What Led to Putin’s Blunder in Ukraine?

Simon Saradzhyan
Three factors are likely to have contributed to shaping Putin’s decision to launch the invasion one year ago.
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Blog

Russia’s Positioning in the Annual Threat Assessment: 2022 vs. 2023

Aleksandra Srdanovic
Unsurprisingly, one of the most notable changes in ATA-2023 compared to ATA-2022 is the addition of sections on various aspects of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its impact.
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Blog

More Questions Than Answers on Russia and Ukraine at Munich Security Conference

Angela Stent
On the public stage, support for Ukraine was strong. But none of the officials present—with the exception of the Ukrainians—articulated a clear vision for the war’s desired end goal.
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Analysis

Domestic Politics Encourage Continued War of Attrition in Ukraine in 2023

Thomas Graham
The main question now: How far will the escalation go?
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