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In Russia’s Nuclear Messaging to West and Ukraine, Putin Plays Both Bad and Good Cop

  • December 23, 2022
  • Simon Saradzhyan
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The Real and Projected Strategic Dimension of the Russian Black Sea Fleet

  • December 21, 2020
  • Polina Sinovets
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Since its annexation of Crimea, Russia has not deviated from its coercive military behavior, displaying its military might again and again. The substance of its military…
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The Soviets’ Dark Nuclear Romance

  • December 21, 2020
  • PONARS Eurasia
(War on the Rocks podcast) Once the Soviets got the nuclear arsenal Stalin had sought, they had to learn to live with the bomb – and all the dilemmas that came…
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Podvig: The value of New START is largely that it keeps the lines of communication open and it is the place for dialogue

  • December 7, 2020
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(WVTF Radio/NPR) When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office next month, he will have to deal with some very urgent business with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As NPR’s Lucian Kim…
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Hot off the Press, Colder in Scope: Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Fundamentals 2020

  • August 7, 2020
  • Polina Sinovets
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) In a surprise move this past June, Moscow published its first-ever “Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.” The content core of…
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The Elusive Russian Nuclear Threshold

  • November 19, 2019
  • Nikolai Sokov
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The role of nuclear weapons in Russia’s national security policy moved to the center of attention last year following the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, which…
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  • August 8, 2019
  • Polina Sinovets
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Podvig: I don’t think this system [Russia’s Avangard] brings any new capability that the existing weapons like ICBMs don’t have

  • January 17, 2019
  • Pavel Podvig
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Russian views on U.S. plans to withdraw from the INF Treaty

  • October 26, 2018
  • Dmitry Gorenburg
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