Russia and NATO (ISA Dispatch 2/3)
I was part of six panels at the International Studies Association (ISA) convention. One of the more interesting ones was on Russia and NATO. It was organized by Kimberly Marten…
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Sokov: We face an unrestricted arms race in two very dangerous categories
(VICE) Donald Trump says the United States has fallen behind and must return to the “top of the pack” in nuclear weapons capability. The president on Thursday called a recent report of a missile…
Conditionality Beyond Sanctions: Identifying and Pursuing Interests in the EU-Russia Relationship
(PONARS Policy Memo) Within the next 24 months, the international sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of Crimea and the instigation of conflict in the Donbas will likely weaken—despite the…
Marten on Charlie Rose: US-Russia Relations under Trump
(Charlie Rose) Kimberly Marten addresses U.S.-Russia relations on the Charlie Rose show with interviewer John Hockenberry. The discussion covers the Trump administration's handling of relations with Russia, the Ukraine conflict, sanctions,…
The European Missile Defense System and Russia: Can There Be Dialogue Rather Than an Arms Race?
(PONARS Policy Memo) The official inauguration of a European missile defense (MD) site in Romania in the spring of 2016 triggered a new wave of anti-Western rhetoric in Russia. President Vladimir…
Tenth Anniversary of Putin’s Munich Speech: A Commitment to Failure
(EDM) The annual Munich Security Conference will take place later this week (February 17–19). And it was ten years ago at this forum that President Vladimir Putin delivered an inflammatory speech…
Russia’s Little War in Ukraine Does Not Help Kremlin to Befriend Trump
(EDM) The sharp escalation in artillery battles in the Donbas (eastern Ukraine) war zone one day after the January 28 telephone conversation between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President…
EU-Russia Relations: Quo Vadis? Muddling, Normalization, or Deterioration
(PONARS Policy Memo) The Ukraine crisis became a major driver of the centrifugal relationship between Russia and the European Union, but it was not the starting point. The relationship had been…
PONARS Eurasia Discusses: The depiction of Russia at the Women’s Marches [with photos]
PONARS scholars and experts discuss the unprecedented presence of signs related to Russia at Saturday’s Women’s March throughout the United States and the world. While perhaps not surprising given the role played…
Why is Russia so happy with Trump?
(Al Jazeera) The inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States caused anger, anxiety, and demonstrations across the world. Few were the countries that celebrated…