Russia’s Stealth Invasion of Ukraine
It appears that the Russian invasion of Ukraine that I have feared since March has now begun in earnest, with the opening of a new front in the vicinity of…
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Gorenburg: China is an additional Russian pipeline customer, not a substitute for Europe
(IBT) In the six days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down by a missile over eastern Ukraine, amid intensifying suspicions of Russian involvement, the European Union has struggled…
Who Shot Down MH17?
Today’s press conference by the Russian MOD shows that the Russian government has decided to double down on its narrative that the Ukrainian military is responsible for shooting down Malaysian Airlines…
Gorenburg, Marten: Future of Russian presence in eastern Ukraine
(The Economist) A “NON-LINEAR” war, explains Natan Dubovitsky, a writer, is how states are likely to fight each other in future—if they do not already. Individual regions or cities will…
Gorenburg: The Russian government is not taking a lead role in Ukraine’s east as it did in Crimea
(EurActiv) Western containment policy towards Russia in Europe’s east has a different meaning than it did during the Cold War because the ideological component is missing, says Dmitry Gorenburg, outlining…
Sergei Ryabkov hopes for continued cooperation
While in Moscow a few weeks ago, I was part of a group of U.S. scholars that met with Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS sherpa, who has particular…
Kremlin Paranoia Cooks Up New Threats
(The Moscow Times) The May 23 to 24 Moscow Conference on International Security, sponsored by Russia's Defense Ministry, focused not on conflict zones or technology advances, but on the role of popular protest — specifically "color revolutions," in international…
Moscow Conference on International Security 2014 (Part 2: The panels)
In addition to the plenary panel, the MCIS conference included two panel discussions, one on the Middle East and North Africa and the second on Afghanistan. The panel entitled "Finding…
Gorenburg: Russia supporting separatists below the radar; Trenin: They are creating facts on the ground
(The New York Times) DONETSK, Ukraine—Not long ago, Alexander Borodai, a fast-talking Muscovite with a stylish goatee, worked as a consultant for an investment fund in Moscow. Today he is…
Moscow Conference on International Security 2014 (Part 1: The plenary speeches)
Last week, I attended the Russian MOD’s Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). Over the next few days, I plan to share my impressions of the event. First up, the…