Charap: It was clear they couldn’t get a deal on Debaltseve
(NYTimes) Ukrainian soldiers were forced to fight their way out of the embattled town of Debaltseve in the early hours of Wednesday, casting further doubt on the credibility of a days-old…
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Putin’s Frozen Conflicts
(FP) Each of Russia's reform-minded neighbors is plagued by separatism. It's no coincidence. High-level negotiations in Minsk have just produced a new ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Few believe that…
Kuchins: US military trainers sent to Ukraine will help them achieve a higher level of effectiveness
(Sputnik) The US Department of Defense (DOD) is sending 600 military trainers to Lviv in order to transform Ukraine’s National Guard into a more professional fighting force and, although the program will start on a very…
Moshes: Russia seems to realize the conflict is not the best way to achieve its objectives
(Bloomberg) The peace agreement in the Ukrainian conflict may be tailor-made to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin: it keeps the authorities in Kiev under his thumb while avoiding an escalation…
Two Guys Discussing Russia: Could there be a Maidan in Moscow?
(Video Series) (Special Guest!) Russian politics is increasingly unpredictable. In order to help clarify the issues, Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, on their talk show “Two Guys Discussing Russia over Pastries,” invited Tomila Lankina to address…
Is Putin Winning the Recognition Game? Is the Eurasian Union Back on the Table?
(Guest post by A. Kazharski) Russia's project of Eurasian integration has been very dear to President Vladimir Putin, but it was never recognized by his Western colleagues. Is the war…
Baev: Russian Arctic threat to Norway is already to a certain degree real
(Views and News from Norway) Russia under an increasingly aggressive President Vladimir Putin has put Norway in an “entirely new situation,” especially regarding its authority in the Arctic, claims one local…
Welt: Supplying Kyiv with US arms might backfire, not just militarily, but also politically
(Deutsche Welle) The heated debate over whether to supply lethal arms to the Ukrainian government to defend against Russian-backed separatists has caused considerable transatlantic friction, particularly during last weekend's Munich Security…
Could Russia Become a Serious Spoiler in the Middle East?
There were many new twists in the chain of Middle Eastern upheavals in 2014—from the escalation of civil war in Libya to the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) in…
Hybrid Tactics: Neither New nor only Russian
Since the annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the spectre of ‘hybrid’ tactics (or threats) is haunting both European and American security debates. This seems to suggest that this is…