Exclusive: Sanctions and Regime Survival
Some debates never die; they just get replayed. After the Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan in late December 1979, the United States imposed economic sanctions against the USSR. The Russian Federation…
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Why Sanctions on Russia Will Backfire
(The New York Times) (Co-authored with Bernard Sucher) The American government tends to see sanctions against Russia as a low-cost policy that will eventually force Vladimir Putin to change course in…
Changing the Color Revolutionary Discourse in Russia
On March 3, chairman of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee (and key Kremlin propagandist) Alexey Pushkov publicly admitted there are at least three scenarios for a “color revolution” in…
U.S. should keep force as option for Ukraine
(CNN) With reports that violence in Ukraine isspreading beyond separatist-controlled areas, it is clear the so-called Minsk-II ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels in the Donbas is teetering.…
Welt: Ukraine needs peace so it can focus on needed reforms and not spend resources and lives on war
(VOA) Some scholars say that neither Minsk cease-fire agreements nor sanctions imposed on Russia are enough to end hostilities and stabilize Ukraine. Executive Director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State…
Charap: Obama can’t seem to hide his disdain for the way Putin views the world
(Bloomberg) The fractured relationship between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reached a critical juncture in the conflict over Ukraine, with ties between the two nations more…
Kuchins: Obama has long been skeptical of arming proxies in places such as Syria and Ukraine
(New York Post) U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy…
Kuchins: The threat of a U.S. decision to provide weapons is by itself useful leverage for European negotiators
(The Tribune) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that he was considering sending lethal aid to Ukraine but was holding back on a decision while hoping that economic sanctions and…
Should the United States Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine? PONARS Eurasia Experts Weigh In
A group of former senior military and diplomatic officials have called for the United States to provide $1 billion a year in military assistance to Ukraine over the next three…
The Looming New Cold War and Its Consequences
(IISS) (Co-authored with J. Shapiro) The Ukraine crisis poses vexing policy challenges for Washington. President Obama has sought to strike a balance between the imperative of responding to Russian actions and…