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Potential US responses to the Russian use of non-strategic nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Responding in-kind to a Russian nuclear attack and caving to nuclear coercion are clearly unwise, but the other options have risks and uncertainties that make one thing obviou...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Military equipment especially important in this stage of Ukraine war
Margarita Konaev, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Government Matters to discuss the latest in Ukrainian military strategy to counter the...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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Pushing back on Beijing in the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council
The gradual shift taking place in Europe might create space for a new agenda in the Trade and Technology Council to address risks emanating from China....
By Carisa Nietsche
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Russia may become the only non-NATO nation in the Arctic, sparking fears of conflict
For decades, Russia and other nations collaborated on scientific and environmental issues in the Arctic. Now, there's concern that Finland and Sweden joining NATO could spark ...
By Heli Hautala
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With Finland poised to join NATO, how will Russia respond?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, about how Russia may react to a new NATO nation on its border. ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Sharper: The Authoritarianism Challenge
Autocratic leadership is on the rise globally. Even in democratic nations, leaders are eroding checks on their power and weakening institutions. The use of illiberal technolog...
By Anna Pederson
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Can Ukraine’s Military Keep Winning?
Ukraine’s military has undergone a radical transformation over the past eight years, thanks to intensive reorganization and reform efforts and billions of dollars in Western s...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Polina Beliakova
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Is Russia Better Off Without Putin? The Answer is Changing.
To figure out whether we would be better off without Putin, though, we first need to weigh something else: How would Putin’s departure from power affect Russia? Would a leader...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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Can Macron Play Nice with Other Europeans?
To fully realize his ambitions for the bloc during his second term, macron will need to take greater care to forge consensus across eu member states, rather than repeating his...
By Nicholas Lokker
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A closer look at some of Russia's military failures in the war on Ukraine
Russian failures have altered what had been the common wisdom regarding Russia's military power with future implications for the U.S., NATO and Russia's neighbors. Jeff Edmond...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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A closer look at some of Russia's military failures in the war on Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large. Listen to the full conversation from NPR....
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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NATO could be enlarging. What does that mean for Russia?
Finland and Sweden are strongly considering submitting bids to join NATO as early as mid-May. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in ...
By Jim Townsend
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New Phase of War, with Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds
More than two months after Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, the war has now entered a second phase, with the two sides facing off in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Look...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Start with the Political: Explaining Russia's Bungled Invasion Of Ukraine
The stage was set by Moscow’s inaccurate and chauvinistic assumptions about Ukraine, its leaders, its military, and its people....
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Ukraine's Military Advantage and Russia's Stark Choices
Michael Kofman popped in for another conversation with Ryan about where things stand in the Russo-Ukrainian War. He gives a wide-ranging assessment of Russia’s unfavorable pos...
By Michael Kofman
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U.S.-Russia prisoner swap an isolated incident, says expert
Edward Fishman joins Shepard Smith to discuss today's prisoner swap between the United States and Russia, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Watch the full interview from CNBC....
By Edward Fishman
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Is the U.S. ignoring Russia's sabre rattling too much?
Russia's nuclear saber rattling has not succeeded so far in deterring the West - but should countries like the U.S. be more concerned? Jeffrey Edmonds joins Chuck Todd to disc...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Putin’s Newly Shattered Norms—With Richard Fontaine
Is Putin crossing almost every line the West did not anticipate he would cross? What does this tell us about where he might might ultimately escalate to? Richard Fontaine ret...
By Richard Fontaine
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After Putin: Lessons from Autocratic Leadership Transitions
It is now impossible to imagine that there could be any substantive improvement in US-Russia relations while Putin remains in power....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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Macron vs. Le Pen Redux, with Célia Belin and Ben Haddad
What can we expect from the final round of the French presidential election? The possibility of a Le Pen presidency poses major concerns for the future of the European Union a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Célia Belin & Benjamin Haddad