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The Flawed Logic of Russian Sanctions (and Why They Might Be Useful Anyway)

(The Huffington Post) Western sanctions are harming the Russian economy, but that doesn't mean they will achieve anything the West wants in Ukraine. The Minsk ceasefire agreement benefits Russia much…

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Putin’s Whack-a-Mole Game Extends to NATO

(Huffington Post/Berggruen Institute) On Friday, Russia's Federal Security Service (the FSB) kidnapped an Estonian intelligence officer at gunpoint, using a smoke bomb and jamming Estonian radio communications. Moscow later claimed…

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Why Sanctions Against Russia Might Backfire

(Huffington Post/Berggruen Institute) Will Western sanctions against Russia work? It's not clear what that question means, since it isn't obvious what Russia has to do to end them. It doesn't…

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Marten: Putin continues old deceptive practices with aid convoy

(The Christian Science Monitor) A Russian convoy of over 200 trucks allegedly carrying humanitarian aid to conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine is moving towards a rebel-controlled checkpoint creating an international guessing game…

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Why arming Ukraine is a bad idea

(The Washington Post) Last week the Democratic Party publicly split over the wisdom of sending lethal military assistance to Ukraine. The Obama administration is reportedly sharing some intelligence and non-lethal…

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Greene, Marten: Russians are afraid of changing from Putin, because he has provided what they want

(Huffington Post) Responding to the renewed crisis in Ukraine, on Tuesday the European Union (EU) moved towards imposing economic sanctions on associates of Vladimir Putin, with foreign ministers agreeing to…

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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…

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Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

(Council on Foreign Relations) President Vladimir Putin is in many ways a "great balancer," trying to maintain the support of various factions in Russia, explains long-time Russia expert Kimberly Marten.…

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Petrov, Marten: Judo is a political philosophy for Putin

(Newsweek) Russian President Vladimir Putin is often cast as a shadowy chess master making crafty moves on the global stage, a former KGB spy who treats Asia, Europe, the Middle…

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Marten: It looks like Russia is now willing to accept the lower rate that China pays to Turkmenistan for gas

(WNYC Radio) In what looks a major deal that could change the energy landscape from Eastern Europe to Asia, Russia and China have come to terms on a major natural…

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The Flawed Logic of Russian Sanctions (and Why They Might Be Useful Anyway)

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Why Sanctions Against Russia Might Backfire

Marten: Putin continues old deceptive practices with aid convoy

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Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

Petrov, Marten: Judo is a political philosophy for Putin

Marten: It looks like Russia is now willing to accept the lower rate that China pays to Turkmenistan for gas