Russia Matters

The latest Levada Center polls reaffirm the proposition that Russians will eventually publicly support whatever major foreign policy decision Putin makes.

There is no shortage of forecasts for when Russia would be able to attack a NATO country (capability) and for when Russia might attack a NATO country (intent).

Washington needs to decide whether it would benefit more from seeing the Russians forced into the Chinese embrace, or from tempting Russia away from China through political and economic incentives.

The CIA director has expressed concern over North Korea’s growing alignment with Russia and warned that the Russia-Ukraine war continues to devastate the region while heightening the risk of pulling the U.S. into a conflict with a nuclear-armed adver...

Historically in many conflicts, peace negotiations lasted years, even as the war raged on. Thus, the balance of power—measured in resources, losses and quality of strategic leadership—are critical to the outcome of negotiations.

A through line in Weiss’ views is that Putin has directed great resources—resources that have and will continue to diminish Russia’s long-term security and prosperity—to “make Russia great again.”

Former national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on implementing high risk national security policy vis-a-vis Russia and Ukraine in conditions of great uncertainty, along with the critical importance of working with allies to secure vital U.S. na...

How can the war in Ukraine end? Is a negotiated settlement possible? If so, what would it take to achieve it? This review of 25 peace proposals examines the range of options on the table and assesses their viability as effective blueprints for ending...