France Wants a Western Reset with Russia. What Should That Look Like?
France once again is pushing for improved relations with Russia. For that to happen, Moscow would have to make...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
France Wants a Western Reset with Russia. What Should That Look Like?
A nation must think before it acts.
Ukraine
Beyond COVID-19, Part 3: Russia-Saudi Oil War and Developments in the Black Sea
This Round Table features a conversation between Thomas J. Shattuck, Managing Editor at FPRI, and Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Black...
Beyond COVID-19, Part 1: News Stories You Should Pay Attention To
As the United States and the world continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the news coverage...
Three Conflict Scenarios for the Black Sea in 2020
What happens in the Black Sea does not stay in the Black Sea. The region’s status as a crossroad...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s On the Horizon in 2020
As we usher in a new year, what trends in terrorism are likely to dominate the global security landscape...
The Extradition Case of Dmytro Firtash, A Ukrainian Oligarch with Global Connections
The Kremlin’s influence over political and business networks is everywhere these days, or so it would seem. Russian-style disinformation,...
Russia’s Southern Strategy
The Russian Federation is pursuing an active and wide-ranging strategy to reassert and strengthen its dominant position in the...
Five Years of War in the Donbas
The war in the eastern Ukrainian region known as the Donbas has killed over 13,000 people, displaced millions, and...
Coal Mines, Land Mines and Nuclear Bombs: The Environmental Cost of the War in Eastern Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine has raged for five years, killed over 13,000 people, and displaced millions. It has...
Playing Both Sides: How Oligarchs in Eastern Europe Maintain Power and Control
Geopolitical competition between Russia and the West has polarized politics in the vulnerable lands in between Russia and the...