Kyiv-Washington Relations in Times of Colossal War: The Ultimate Test of a Strategic Partnership

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Ukraine is facing a critical, existential crisis, and the United States stands as its most crucial ally. Over thirty years, bilateral relations went through ups and downs…

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How is Trump’s impeachment playing in Kyiv?

(Eurasianet) The scandal driving the impeachment proceedings in Washington, in which President Donald Trump stands accused of trying to coerce Ukrainian leaders for his personal political benefit, doesn’t seem to…

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Is the US electoral system really ‘rigged’?

(The Conversation) Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald…

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New Policy Memo: The Coming Fall of Kabul

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo by Charles J. Sullivan) The city of Kabul has fallen on three occasions over the past generation: to the mujahedin in 1992, the Taliban in 1996, and the Northern Alliance (supported by…

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The Coming Fall of Kabul

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The city of Kabul has fallen on three occasions over the past generation: to the mujahedin in 1992, the Taliban in 1996, and the Northern Alliance (supported…

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Russia and China Go Sailing: Superpower on Display in the Eastern Mediterranean

(Foreign Affairs) On May 21, Russia and China concluded ten days of joint naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, which included live-fire drills. Although the militaries of the two countries claimed…

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Nature Abhors a Vacuum: What Can a Future Russia-West Settlement Rely On?

(Russia in Global Affairs) Europe slipped unexpectedly into a new geopolitical reality in March 2014. A major conflict is brewing between Russia and the West that until recently had been…

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PONARS Experts: Why Washington must try harder to understand the Kremlin

(The Guardian) All of the problems stem from a poorly chosen verb. In May 2012, Congress approved a budget for the fiscal year ending 30 September, 2013. Since 1983, the US…

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Obama Needs a Eurasia Strategy

(CSIS) Ukraine passed a major test Sunday with the election of a new President, Petro Poroshenko. While voting in the East was restricted by separatist violence, overall the turnout was still…

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Obama’s Quiet Offensive

(Project Syndicate) (Co-authored with Lee Feinstein) The most significant outcome of US President Barack Obama's visit to Europe last week was his announcement that the United States and its European…

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