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After Putin: how nervous should we be?
Podcast
The Spectator’s Russia correspondent Owen Matthews examines why the Kremlin permits the existence of private armies such as Prigozhin’s Wagner Group, and joins the podcast alo...
By Jim Townsend
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The Precarious Nature of Putin’s Regime
Podcast
Over the weekend, infighting between Prigozhin and Shoigu led to seismic shifts in Russian domestic stability. This episode was recorded on Friday, June 23, prior to start of ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Catherine Belton & Arkady Ostrovsky
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Putin Rebukes Wagner, Biden on Putin, Nevada Lithium Mine
Podcast
Putin tries to present a united front in the wake of a mercenary rebellion. Biden emphasizes that the U.S. played no role in Russia's turmoil. Andrea Kendall-Taylor joins to d...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Prigozhin ‘could come back like Napoleon’ to take Putin down
Video
“How long will it take for this wounded leader to be taken down in another way, or by Prigozhin, who might come back like Napoleon.” Putin’s show of ‘weakness’ will leave the...
By Jim Townsend
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How the attempted rebellion in Russia could affect Putin's war in Ukraine
Video
After a short-lived mutiny exposed instability in Russia, we take a look at what the revolt means for the war in Ukraine. Geoff Bennett discussed that with Samuel Bendett, a R...
By Samuel Bendett
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Contrarian take on the Wagner Putsch with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Last weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, launched a rebellion, coup or putsch against Moscow. It's still hard to discern what it was. As of n...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Treacherous Path to a Better Russia
Commentary
The first barrier to a post-Putin Russia is, of course, Putin himself....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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Ukraine's Offensive and its Meaning for the War
Podcast
Following Russia’s failed winter offensive, Ukraine appears to be preparing for its planned counter-offensive. Ryan sat down with Mike Kofman to discuss the state of Russia’s ...
By Michael Kofman & Ryan Evans
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Ukraine's Delayed Offensive, IVG Reproduction, Preparing for Debt Default
Podcast
Ukraine has been preparing for months to launch a counteroffensive against Russia's invasion, but the high stakes operation has seen many delays. Michael Kofman joins NPR Up F...
By Michael Kofman
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What Comes Next for U.S. Policy Towards Russia?
Congressional Testimony
Watch the full hearing on "What Comes Next for U.S. Policy Toward Russia", held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.I. Introduction Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Ris...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Beyond Ukraine’s Offensive
Commentary
The offensive has consumed planning, but a sober-minded approach would recognize that supporting Ukraine will be a long-term effort....
By Michael Kofman & Rob Lee
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Michael Kofman on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Video
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael Kofman talked about the state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive with C-SPAN. Watch the full inte...
By Michael Kofman
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How Putin is using an alleged Kremlin drone strike to turn himself into a victim
Video
Ukraine knows it isn’t in their interests to strike the Kremlin, which makes the allegations of a drone strike ‘mysterious,’ says Jim Townsend, Former Deputy Secretary of Defe...
By Jim Townsend
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China Says It Will Not Arm Russia Against Ukraine
Video
China has responded to Western criticism by saying that it will remain neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war and not sell weapons to either side. Carisa Nietsche joins to discuss ...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Putin’s Shakespearean Demons
Commentary
Imagine the condition in the heart of Europe today had NATO’s boundaries remained frozen after 1989....
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Russia-China Relations One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine, with Bonnie Glaser, Dmitry Gorenburg, Richard Weitz, Yusuke Anami
Podcast
As Russia has become increasingly isolated on the international stage following its invasion of Ukraine last February, it has sought to deepen its ties with remaining partners...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Yusuke Anami, Bonnie Glaser, Dmitry Gorenburg & Richard Weitz
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Russian President Putin Plans to Move Tactical Nuclear Weapons into Belarus
Podcast
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Jeffrey Edmonds with the Center for New American Security about Russia's plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which shares...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Putin’s Forever War
Commentary
More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a grim reality has settled in: the war will not end soon. Despite the heavy fighting in and around the eastern city of Bak...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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China's leader Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow
Video
Andrea Kendall-Taylor appears in Reuters to discuss the broader implications of Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow, and the future of the Sino-Russian relationship. Watch the full ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Battle of Bakhmut
Podcast
In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer is joined again by Michael Kofman, director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA. He researches Russia and...
By Michael Kofman
