Digital Détente: The case for cyber peace with Russia
(New Republic) In September 2016, I applied for a Council on Foreign Relations fellowship that would have allowed me to work for the U.S. government during my sabbatical year at Barnard…
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Ukraine’s Volunteer Militias May Have Saved the Country, Now They Threaten It
(Warontherocks.com) (Co-authored with Olga Oliker) Earlier this year, armed protesters used violence and threats to force Ukraine’s government into a substantial policy reversal: a ban on anthracite coal imports from separatist-controlled…
Marten: It would be surprising if Russia did not try a campaign in Germany; Putin’s career history is centered on Dresden
(DW) Facebook’s disclosure of a likely Russia-linked advertising campaign appears plausible. The revelation raises new questions about the Trump campaign and highlights an old misunderstanding by the Kremlin. How credible is…
President Trump, keep in mind that Russia and the West think about negotiations very, very differently
(Washington Post) Bilateral negotiations on cyber issues may be starting soon between Russia and the United States, following President Trump’s recent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Beyond the substantive…
Marten: Diversionary conflict [Crimea] served to distract audiences from troublesome issues at home
(Stratfor) Two momentous events marked the early part of 2014 in Eurasia: The Russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi hosted the Winter Olympics, the first games in Russia since…
Rex Tillerson’s Visit to Moscow: A Glass Half Full
(Foreign Affairs) Most reports on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow earlier this week have focused on the negative. Commentators have decried the inability of the United States…
Marten: The US airstrike in Syria may actually be an opening for US-Russia cooperation
(NPR) Radio hosts Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish speak with Russian expert Kimberly Marten about her thoughts on Rex Tillerson's first official diplomatic visit to Russia. […] MARTEN: Well, if we look…
Marten on PBS Newshour: Assessing the aftermath of U.S. airstrikes in Syria
(PBS Newshour) Syrian officials on Saturday surveyed the damage caused by recent U.S. military strikes on a government airfield that were in retaliation to a chemical attack on Syrian civilians. American…
How To Protect Average Americans From Russian Hacks
(Fortune) Believe it or not, the time may be ripe for a cyber deal with Russia that would aim to protect average Americans from cyber hacks during peacetime. While the…
Reducing Tensions Between Russia and NATO
(CFR Report) “[Vladimir] Putin’s aggression makes the possibility of a war in Europe between nuclear-armed adversaries frighteningly real,” writes Kimberly Marten in a new Council Special Report on tensions between Russia and the…