Putin’s long game in Ukraine
•How the West Can Still Protect Kyiv By Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried amassed troops near the border, spurned Western attempts…
US Air Force spy plane takes spotlight in empty Ukraine Airspace
John Chuks Anyim While Ukraine’s airspace has been largely empty amid the crisis with Russia, a remotely piloted U.S. military…
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has removed all doubt. We’re in a new cold war
By Erica Gaston Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bellicose speech yesterday, in which he announced that Russia had recognized the independence…
What happens to the 4,000 Nigerians studying in Ukraine?
By Alexander Onukwue The move by Russian president Vladimir Putin to increase his military’s presence in Ukraine has set off…
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…
This 1946 telegram predicts much of Russia’s 21st-century foreign policy
•Somehow, an American diplomat foresaw thoroughly contemporary innovations like troll farms By Simon Kuper In 1946, the Kremlin’s growing aggression…
Breaking: Russia will recognize 2 separatist regions in Ukraine–Kremlin
•President Vladimir V. Putin was set to address the nation late on Monday after an extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security…
Ukraine braces for cyber invasion
•Its defences have improved a lot since 2014, but weaknesses remain “BE AFRAID AND prepare for the worst,” read a…
Japan’s high-tech militarization: Asserting independence in an uncertain world
By Matthew Edwin Carpenter Highlights Japan will continue to move over the next five years toward establishing an independent defense policy…
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…