Is Putin Having a Brezhnev Moment?
(Politico) Is Vladimir Putin having his Brezhnev moment? President Obama’s critics have made the Russian leader’s invasion of Crimea out to be a stroke of geopolitical genius, a move that…
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Interview with Andrey Makarychev: Russia and the Post-1991 International Order
Eric Pardo Sauvageot (EPS): Most observers are appalled at the course of events in Ukraine at the time of this interview: how far do you think Russia is ready to…
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. I’ve written about the fleet in the past, but it may be worthwhile to provide an update,…
Gorenburg: War Would Create Long-Term Instability on Russia’s Immediate Border
(Washington Post) The military forces that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use “as a last resort” in eastern Ukraine are in the early stages of a major, seven-year…
Russia Puts Itself in Peril by Dismembering Ukraine
(Eurasia Daily Monitor) One unique feature of the still surging crisis in Ukraine is the intensity of high-level communications between the key parties to it—which should have eliminated the possibility…
EU & Russia: Competing Realities and Misperceptions
Angela Merkel’s recent characterization of Vladimir Putin as being “out of touch with reality” offers a psychiatric explanation of Russia’s aggressiveness toward Ukraine. Yet the problem is a bit more…
Cooley: Success of Eurasian Union Hinges on Ukraine’s Participation
(Boston Globe) What is Vladimir Putin up to? The crisis in Ukraine, brought to a boil when Russia’s president sent troops into the Crimean peninsula, has created almost a cottage…
Why Ukraine’s Crisis Keeps Central Asian Leaders Up at Night
(By Marlene Laruelle and Sean Roberts) The ongoing crisis in Ukraine highlights just how contested and potentially unstable our geopolitical landscape is becoming, but how one interprets the crisis depends…
Kimberly Marten Discusses the Crimean Crisis with Jon Stewart
(Video) Watch Kimberly Marten, Barnard Professor and PONARS Eurasia member, examine the growing crisis in Ukraine on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Marten explores why Vladimir Putin has risked so much…
Putin’s Own Goal: The Invasion of Crimea and Putin’s Political Future
(Foreign Affairs) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s startling military takeover of Crimea in response to the February revolution in Kiev left Western leaders scrambling. Internationally, Putin seems the master grand strategist,…