The War’s Impact on Russia’s Economy and Ukrainian Politics
Editor’s Note: This article by FPRI scholar Mitchell Orenstein is a product of a workshop on “The Global Order...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The War’s Impact on Russia’s Economy and Ukrainian Politics
A nation must think before it acts.
Ukraine
The Evolving Political-Military Aims in the War in Ukraine After 100 Days
Russian war aims have contracted from conquering Ukraine to simply expanding the territory of the statelets it supposedly...
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine has Affected Kazakh Politics
In January, everything changed in Kazakhstan. A series of demonstrations rocked the country, spreading from its oil-rich west to...
Japan-Russia Relations After the Russian-Ukrainian War
Technically, Japan and Russia are still at war. Although Japan surrendered to the Allies in September 1945, ending World...
Russia’s Use of Cyberattacks: Lessons from the Second Ukraine War
Russia, probably more than any other leading power, launches cyberattacks against other countries as a matter of routine. Sometimes,...
What’s Next for Ukraine’s (and its Neighbors’) Domestic and Foreign Policy?
Editor’s Note: This article by FPRI contributor Ecaterina Locoman is a product of a workshop on “The Global Order after...
Not Built for Purpose: The Russian Military’s Ill-Fated Force Design
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a deeply flawed military operation, from Moscow’s assumptions about an easy victory, to a...
Déjà Vu: Coping with Conventional Aggression in a Nuclear Context
Original Orbis piece: Alvin J. Cottrell and James E. Dougherty, “Nuclear Weapons, Policy and Strategy,” Orbis 1:1 (April 1957)...
Reviving the Prospects for Coercive Diplomacy in Ukraine
The United States and its allies in the West have been unable to use the threat of military force...
The Baltic Road to Energy Independence from Russia Is Nearing Completion
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania regained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Reaching energy independence—i.e., disentanglement from Russia’s...