Explainer: Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia
By Tommy Wilkes The European Union and Britain announced new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday after Moscow’s recognition of two separatist…
Ukraine: Reshaping NATO to meet the Russian and Chinese Challenge
By CSIS DOWNLOAD THE REPORT There is no way to predict whether Russia will actually take military action against the…
Washington must prepare for war with both Russia and China
•Pivoting to Asia and forgetting about Europe isn’t an option. By Matthew Kroenig As Russia threatens the largest land invasion in…
EU pledges $170b investment package for Africa
•European, African leaders agree on renewing partnership, focusing on green transition, investment in connectivity By Agnes Szucs Leaders from the…
Africa’s fossils fuel trap
•A Response to “The Divestment Delusion” By Nnimmo Bassey and Anabela Lemos The greatest share of the burden of addressing climate…
What If Russia Wins?
•A Kremlin-Controlled Ukraine Would Transform Europe By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage When Russia joined the ongoing civil war in Syria,…
7 Key takeaways in Russia’s letter to US, NATO
•Moscow addressed the situation in Ukraine, US nuclear weapons in Europe, NATO violating treaties, and the law-based way forward The…
US’ latest proposals on Ukraine crisis not ‘constructive’- Russia’s Official Response
•Russian Foreign Ministry says latest US proposal failed to address central issues such as halting NATO’s eastward expansion By Elena…
Infographic: Russia, Ukraine and the global wheat supply
•More than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine. By Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad Russia is the…
Henry Kissinger: How the Ukraine crisis ends
•To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end By Henry A. Kissinger (first published March 5, 2014) Public discussion on…