Russia and the Baltics: Hard Choices – Finland and NATO Nicholas Buhne Nov 3, 2015 “Finland should think of the consequences, if it ponders joining NATO. It must ask, could joining start World War…
How Moscow Will Lose Ankara Kathryn Schmidt Oct 27, 2015 On September 30, President Vladimir Putin stunned the international community with the deployment of Russian…
Russia and the Baltics: A Series on Russia’s Hard and Soft Pressures and Responses… Nicholas Buhne Oct 11, 2015 This will be the first article of a series analyzing Russia's uses of hard and soft pressures to expand its sphere…
Ukraine: A Tale of Two Hemispheres? Aleksandra Conevska Oct 8, 2015 The Ukrainian crisis that publicly unfolded a year-and-a-half ago is commonly conceived as Russian President…
#TBT USSR Iris Boisseau Mar 26, 2015 The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
At it Again: Russia-Ukraine Natural Gas Disputes Sarah Pettem Mar 23, 2015 Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply,…
Bibi or Nothing! Juliana Salaun Mar 22, 2015 Israel has voted. The result was surprising: Bibi will maintain his position as Prime Minister, even if every…
Understanding Russia’s Geopolitical Motivations Leo Forder Mar 12, 2015 What has happened to Russian foreign policy? As this question resonates throughout the West, the Kremlin has been…
Resistance Is Futile: Prominent Putin Critic Gunned Down in Moscow Conor Swimm Mar 10, 2015 In the past year, from its annexation of Crimea to its contentious role as host of the 2014 Winter Olympics in…
Sanctioning Russia: Effective or Unnecessary? Sarah Pettem Nov 17, 2014 Earlier this year, following Russia’s annexing of Crimea and the recent increase in tensions following the…