Charap: A Deal to Avert Disaster in Ukraine
Events in Ukraine are hurtling towards disaster for all involved. But there remains a glimmer of hope for a diplomatic solution that keeps the country whole. The contours of a…
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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…
Do Crimeans Actually Want to Join Russia?
(By Grigore Pop-Eleches and Graeme Robertson) Now that the first shock of the events in Ukraine and Crimea is starting to subside, many in the policy world on both sides…
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,…
The Role of the Black Sea Fleet in Russian Naval Strategy
The Russian military analyst Prokhor Tebin has put together a very useful article explaining Crimea’s military significance for Russia. He highlights the Black Sea’s economic significance for Russia: Russia’s Black…
Oxana Shevel on Broadside with Jim Braude: Putin, Obama, and Ukraine (Video)
(NECN) Oxana Shevel joined Jim Braude on Broadside to discuss the rapidly escalating crisis involving the Ukraine, Russia and United States. She has family in Kiev and has been monitoring…
Putin’s Biggest Mistake: The Real Stakes of Intervening In Ukraine
(Foreign Affairs) My previous article on what Russia was likely to do in Ukraine described the costs of a Russian attempt at territorial aggrandizement. The title and subtitle were picked…
Петров на телеканале Дождь
Вместе с Юлией Таратутой руководитель центра политико-географических исследований Николай Петров – обсудили сложившуюся ситуацию в Крыму, ждать ли войны и как понимать Ангелу Меркель. Таратута: Я хотела обсудить с вами…