Analysis

This listing contains all the analytical materials posted on the Russia Matters website. These include: RM Exclusives, commissioned by Russia Matters exclusively for this website; Recommended Reads, deemed particularly noteworthy by our editorial team; Partner Posts, originally published by our partners elsewhere; and Future Policy Leaders, pieces by promising young scholars and policy thinkers. Content can be filtered by genre and subject-specific criteria and is updated often. Gradually we will be adding older Recommended Reads and Partner Posts dating back as far as 2011.
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Ian Bremmer on Russia-Ukraine, "Reverse Nixon," Iran Nuclear Deal, and Demographic Decline

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Chris Conway April 25, 2025 RM Exclusives
In this exclusive interview with Russia Matters, Belfer Center Senior Fellow Ian Bremmer answers Russia Matters' questions about the Russian-Ukraine war, the unlikelihood of “Reverse Nixon” diplomacy success, Russia’s role in a potential deal on Iran’s nuclear program, and the impact of a global demographic decline.
Competing Views on Russia

Keith Kellogg on Russia and Ukraine

Chris Conway January 31, 2025 RM Exclusives
Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia sees ending the war as a vital foreign policy objective since, in his view, it will allow the U.S. to undermine solidarity between the “axis” of authoritarian states.
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Scenarios for the Future of US-Russia Strategic Stability and Arms Control: Results From a Track II Dialogue

Samuel Charap, Julia Masterson, John J. Drennan January 09, 2025 Partner Posts
As U.S.-Russia tensions deepen, nongovernmental experts have developed arms control options, hoping their joint analytical effort can inform future government actions, despite the severe divide between the two nations.
Clues from Russian Views

Russia’s Arctic Policy Poses a Growing Nuclear Threat,

Maxim Starchak December 11, 2024 Partner Posts
Russia’s unchecked nuclear development in the Arctic, coupled with halted cleanup efforts and waning international cooperation, raises alarming risks. Some speculate Moscow views these dangers as leverage to extract concessions from the West.
Competing Views on Russia

Mike Waltz on Russia and Ukraine

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Angelina Flood December 09, 2024 RM Exclusives
U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who has been tapped by Trump to serve as his national security adviser, has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s handling of the Ukraine war, advocating for clearer “red lines” and stronger deterrence against Russian escalation.
Competing Views on Russia

2024 Nobel Prize Winners on Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia: Existential Risks and an Unpredictable World

Chris Conway November 21, 2024 RM Exclusives
This year's winners have not been quiet on Russia, its invasion of Ukraine or the dangers to global security, including nuclear threats, posed by the war in Ukraine.
Competing Views on Russia

Marco Rubio on Russia and Ukraine

Simon Saradzhyan, Angelina Flood November 15, 2024 RM Exclusives
Donald Trump has tapped the Florida senator for the position of Secretary of State. Check out our compilation of Rubio's views on Russia, Ukraine and more.
Competing Views on Russia

Trump on Russia: In His Own Words

RM Staff October 10, 2024 RM Exclusives
From 2016 to 2024, check out our newly updated compilation of Donald Trump's views on Russia, Ukraine, nuclear arms and much more.
Competing Views on Russia

Kamala Harris on Russia

RM Staff August 08, 2024 RM Exclusives
What do Harris’ public words and deeds tell us about her potential policies toward Russia, Ukraine and post-Soviet Eurasia more broadly?
Competing Views on Russia

JD Vance on Russia

Aleksandra Srdanovic, RM Staff August 02, 2024 RM Exclusives
Vance, Donald Trump's VP pick, argues for an isolationist U.S. foreign policy, that Ukraine isn't a priority for the U.S. and that Russia isn't a military threat to U.S. allies in Europe.
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Russia’s Nuclear-Capable Missiles: A Question of Escalation Control

William Alberque March 15, 2024 Recommended Reads
Aspects of Moscow’s military strategy in Ukraine, including its deployment of dual-use missile systems, have offered some potential insights into its nuclear-weapons doctrine.
Competing Views on Russia

Fiona Hill on Russia: Insights and Recommendations

RM Staff February 05, 2024 RM Exclusives
Fiona Hill, former National Security Council senior director for European and Russian affairs, has been producing scholarship, analysis and commentary on Russia for nearly 30 years. Get a sampling of it here.
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