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The Looming New Cold War and Its Consequences

(IISS) (Co-authored with J. Shapiro) The Ukraine crisis poses vexing policy challenges for Washington. President Obama has sought to strike a balance between the imperative of responding to Russian actions and…

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For Ukraine, Weakness Could Be Its Greatest Strength

(The National Interest) The United States and the EU have demonstrated significant commitment to Ukraine’s success since the Maidan revolution. However, no Western leader has ever suggested that Ukraine has…

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Charap: When it comes to change in Ukraine, there is the tendency to either see the Second Coming or the apocalypse

(The New York Times) Can a group of young reformers fix a broken country? That is the question that Dmytro Shymkiv, the first deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, is…

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Why Ukraine Must Bargain for Peace With Russia

(Foreign Policy) The "let's make a deal" moment has arrived for Kiev and Moscow. But by pushing a hard-line agenda against Putin, the United States and Europe are only making…

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Highlights and interviews from the annual Danyliw Research Seminar on Ukraine

Leading scholars on contemporary Ukrainian issues, including PONARS Eurasia members Samuel Charap, Keith Darden, Dmitry Gorenburg, Serhiy Kudelia, Maria Popova, Oxana Shevel, and Lucan Way, gathered October 30-November 1 at…

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Current History: How to Avoid a New Cold War

(IISS | Co-authored with Jeremy Shapiro) This year, the tragedies and outrages of the Ukraine crisis have dominated headlines and thinking about Western relations with Russia. There can be little doubt…

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Golden Sanction to Halt Putin in Ukraine Stays Elusive

(Bloomberg) As Russian-backed separatists advance in southeastern Ukraine, the U.S. and European Union are still searching for a sanction that can force Vladimir Putin to stop and think again. More…

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Why Obama’s Coercion Strategy in Ukraine Will Fail

(National Interest) The downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 has dramatically escalated tensions surrounding the Ukraine crisis. On Tuesday, the EU and the United States enacted unprecedented economic sanctions against…

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Charap: Rebels in Ukraine are a Proxy Force Being Used to Terrorize a Neighbor

(Bloomberg) President Vladimir Putin’s intransigence over Ukraine risks turning him into a global pariah should the blame for downing a Malaysian Air jet fall on pro-Russia rebels. The crash of…

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Ukraine’s Festering Divisions

(The New York Times | Op-Ed) As the polls closed during last month’s snap presidential elections in Ukraine, violence broke out in the east of the country. Insurgents took over Donetsk…

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The Looming New Cold War and Its Consequences

For Ukraine, Weakness Could Be Its Greatest Strength

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