News

Xi, Putin Laud Ties Ahead of Summit, But Only Putin Sees ‘No Limits’; Is Entanglement in Ukraine Conflict a Vital US Interest?

March 20, 2023
Plus: Chances of enforcing ICC warrant for Putin are slim.
Analysis

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

Leonor Tomero  March 15, 2023 RM Exclusives
Key goals are to invest in more resilient deterrence and to understand whether the two countries' views on strategic stability have fundamentally diverged.
Blog

The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, March 14, 2023

Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force March 14, 2023
March 14 update: War remains essentially unchanged—stalemate. Russia and Ukraine remain locked in a slow, costly battle in Bakhmut. Net territorial change in the past month: Russia +16 square miles.
News
Xi, Putin Laud Ties Ahead of Summit, But Only Putin Sees ‘No Limits’; Is Entanglement in Ukraine Conflict a Vital US Interest?
March 20, 2023
Analysis
With New START Setbacks Challenging Arms Control, US Must Work to Reduce Chances of Nuclear War, With or Without Russia
March 15, 2023
Blog
The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
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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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Blog

Support for Ukraine: Whatever It Takes, as Long as It Takes ... to Do What?

RM Staff
Western officials have often promised to do “whatever it takes” and for “as long as it takes” in their continued support for embattled Ukraine. Few, however, have specified what that means.
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Blog

Polls Show Western Public Favors General Support for Ukraine, But Is Increasingly Skeptical About Supplying Arms

RM Staff
If current trends continue, the share of Westerners who oppose continuing to supply arms to Ukraine may exceed the share of those in favor some time in the war’s second year.
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Analysis

What’s Ahead in the War in Ukraine

Alex Vershinin
The opposing sides have adopted two opposing strategies: Russians are fighting a traditional firepower-centric war of attrition; Ukraine is pursuing a terrain-focused war of maneuver. These opposing strategies are as much a product of national resour...
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