The Post-Soviet Wars: Part II
The previous article, The Post-Soviet Wars: Part I, advanced a causal explanation for the post-Soviet wars, the wars that...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Post-Soviet Wars: Part II
A nation must think before it acts.
Russia
The Post-Soviet Wars: Part I
Russia’s intervention in Georgia in 2008 and, more recently, in Ukraine awaked many in the West to a category...
Russia Mulls New Role for its Post-Soviet Military Bloc
In October and November 2017, Central Asia and the Caucasus witnessed yet another set of Russian-led military exercises under...
Defending the West from Russian Disinformation: The Role of Institutions
On September 11, 2014, a flurry of tweets, a fake Wikipedia page, and photoshopped imagery of CNN news articles...
The New Eurasia Energy Landscape: Conference Report
By some measures, Eurasia’s energy landscape has changed more in the past several years than in the previous several...
Of Little Green Men and Long Black Robes: The Role of the Orthodox Church in the Conflict in Ukraine
It is an honor to have been invited to present the twenty-first Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs...
Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Multiple Drivers, Uncertain Outcomes
American fatigue in the Middle East from 15 years of conflict and a genuine lack of clarity regarding U.S....
A Century-Old Crime Against Humanity
The October Revolution of 1917 unleashed a century of evil, a virus that has claimed an unprecedented human toll....
Nuclear Weapons And Russian-North Korean Relations
Since the late 19th century Russia has been a major stakeholder in Korean affairs, at times exercising critical influence...
Russia and Crisis Management on the Korean Peninsula
This report argues that the United States should attempt to engage the Russian Federation as a potential broker of...