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CIA Director Burns on Ukraine: ‘We’re Running Out of Time to Help Them’

George W. Bush Presidential Center April 25, 2024 Recommended Reads
William Burns sat down with David Kramer at the George W. Bush Presidential Center Forum on Leadership to discuss Russia, the Middle East, U.S. competition with China and the role of emerging technologies in the world of intelligence.
News

The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024
April 23 update: No significant territorial changes. Biden signed the $60 billion aid bill for Ukraine after months of Congressional debate and over a year without new US aid bill. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +33 square miles.
Blog

Mitter, Wishnick: Alignment, Not Alliance for Russia-China Relationship

Conor Cunningham April 18, 2024
At a recent event, Elizabeth Wishnick and Rana Mitter delved into the essence of the Russia-China relationship, probing whether this partnership signifies a long-standing alliance, the potential role of China in a post-Putin Russia, the prospects for cooperation or discord and more.
Analysis
CIA Director Burns on Ukraine: ‘We’re Running Out of Time to Help Them’
April 25, 2024
News
The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
Blog
Mitter, Wishnick: Alignment, Not Alliance for Russia-China Relationship
April 18, 2024
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Analysis

Crocus Attack Ends Lull of Six Years, Raises Question About Law-Enforcers’ Focus

Simon Saradzhyan
One factor that propelled Vladimir Putin to power was his ability to convince many that he was the kind of leader who not only promised to protect them from the horrors of mass-casualty terrorism, but also delivered on his promises of security.
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Analysis

Expert Survey: Does Russia’s Presidential Election Matter to US and Its Allies?

RM Staff
Some Western Russia experts agree that despite Putin's inevitable victory, the election can still offer clues about the challenges the Kremlin faces, as well as the extent of anti-war sentiment among Russians.
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Analysis

Personnel Stagnation to Splinter Putin Elite With Battle of Lost Generations

Andrey Pertsev
Putin is more likely to promote people in their forties than older generations who have been in power for too long and can envisage life without him. But Russia doesn’t have enough young administrators ready to replace those in their sixties.
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Blog

Polls Show Record Low Number of Russians Willing to Permanently Move Abroad

Simon Saradzhyan
The most recent Levada Center poll shows that record low numbers of Russians want to move abroad, while record high numbers say they do not want to live elsewhere.
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Blog

How Much Would 0.25% of Ramstein Group Members’ GDP Really Raise for Ukraine?

Conor Cunningham and RM Staff
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas claimed in January that if every member of the Ramstein group channeled 0.25% of their GDP to Kyiv annually, it would raise at least $131 billion.
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Analysis

Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?

Edward Lemon, Vera Mironova and William Tobey
Three authors draw on field work and other research to assess the motives, prospects and threats linked to Central Asian jihadists, including the thousands who joined Islamic State and other violent extremists in the Middle East.
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Analysis

The World According to Dyumin—Putin’s Former Bodyguard and His Potential Successor

Olga Kiyan
Aleksey Dyumin, Putin's former bodyguard and governor of the Tula oblast—which Dyumin has called Russia's "weapons capital"—will likely be one of the top contenders to succeed Putin thanks to his proximity to the Russian leader and his versatile expe...
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Analysis

Gender Norms Keep Russian, Ukrainian Servicewomen From Combat

Jessica Trisko Darden
Despite a century of women’s involvement in the region’s wars, Russian and Ukrainian women's involvement as combatants today echoes a global pattern where women are relegated to roles that distance them from frontline combat. 
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