Analysis

Kissinger on Russia: Insights and Recommendations

RM Staff May 26, 2023 RM Exclusives
In a compilation of remarks, newly updated ahead of Dr. Kissinger's 100th birthday, the eminent U.S. statesman offers ways to reconcile America’s necessities with Russia’s concerns.
News

Rebel Groups Use US Equipment To Raid Russia; Prigozhin Warns of Revolution

May 26, 2023
Plus: Russia moves nukes to Belarus
Analysis

US Intel Leaks Highlight Russia's Limited Options in Face of Ukraine's Counteroffensive

Pavel Luzin May 05, 2023 RM Exclusives
Moscow’s main bet militarily seems to be on playing defense, as it lacks the manpower, arms and commanders to regain strategic initiative on the battlefield.
Analysis
Kissinger on Russia: Insights and Recommendations
May 26, 2023
News
Rebel Groups Use US Equipment To Raid Russia; Prigozhin Warns of Revolution
May 26, 2023
Analysis
US Intel Leaks Highlight Russia's Limited Options in Face of Ukraine's Counteroffensive
May 05, 2023
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Analysis

Russia's Prime Minister Mishustin: A Quiet Technocrat Who Toes the Line and Gets Results

Yana Demeshko, Natasha Yefimova-Trilling and Ingrid Burke Friedman
Though he’s no warmonger, Mishustin has stayed in his post and not challenged the Kremlin’s messaging on the war in Ukraine.
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Analysis

Why Putin Will Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Kevin Ryan
A former U.S. defense attaché to Moscow believes it's almost unavoidable.
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Analysis

Ukraine War Compels Bundeswehr to Refocus and Rebuild, but at Too Slow a Pace

Erich Vad
In the past, Germany believed it could afford to neglect national and NATO defense because the threat situation was quite different. In retrospect, this was politically short-sighted.
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Analysis

On The Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia

Ricardo Hausmann, Ulrich Schetter and Muhammed A. Yildirim
Well-coordinated sanctions can substantially increase costs to Russia with minimal impact on sanctioning countries, researchers find after examining the impact of export bans on 5,000 products.
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Facts

Timeline of the Russian-Ukrainian War—Year One

An evolving timeline of the key events that have shaped the conflict.
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Analysis

Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: History Repeats Itself

William Alberque
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.
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Blog

Russian Officials and Analysts Weigh In on Pentagon Leaks

Ingrid Burke Friedman
Though many Russian officials and pundits wonder whether the latest Pentagon leak was the product of a Western-Ukranian disinformation campaign, many others have kept mum on the issue, despite the fact that the contents of the leaks fall within their...
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Analysis

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

Yana Demeshko
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.
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