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Short-Lived Mutiny in Russia Sheds Light on Putin’s Hold on Power
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a longtime Russia intelligence analyst now at the Center for a New American Security, said the United States has limited capacity to influence events th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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As revolt in Russia subsides, U.S. and allies brace for what comes next
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A weakened Putin could face challenges from the Russian elite, or inspire leaders in Russian regions such as Chechnya and Tatarstan, many of which have long-standing grievance...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive so far: steady gains, heavy losses
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Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow in the Center for a New American Security’s Transatlantic Security Program, said Ukraine is moving through entrenched defenses and minef...
By Brad Dress
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Ukraine counteroffensive may take months and there is ‘no guarantee it will win war’, warn western officials
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We have been trying to tamp down expectations, as it is very difficult to predict,” says Jim Townsend, a former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and Nato ...
By Jim Townsend
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Damage to Russian-held hydroelectric plant floods south Ukraine battlefield
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Michael Kofman, a Russian military analyst at the Washington-based Center for a New American Security, said he did not expect the dam breach to have a big impact on Ukraine’s ...
By Michael Kofman
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NATO nations look past Ukraine offensive to long-term deterrence pacts
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Some former officials cautioned that such agreements should not be seen as a substitute for the formal security guarantees enshrined in NATO’s Article 5, the bloc’s mutual def...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’
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But a swift offensive by Ukrainian forces in the late summer and fall cleared Russia’s military out of Izium and out of a large chunk of Ukraine’s northeast. This removed the ...
By Michael Kofman
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Biden Pays Silent Tribute to Victims of Hiroshima Bomb
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Mr. Biden’s visit came at a pivotal moment in the atomic age, with the “prospect of Armageddon,” as he has described it, greater than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisi...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise
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Jon Wolfsthal, who worked on nuclear proliferation in the Obama Administration, helped plan that trip. A year later, he found himself talking to a local official during a visi...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Russian troops fall back to ‘defensive positions’ near Bakhmut
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Military analysts have suggested that Ukraine’s localised offensive in Bakhmut appear to indicate it is trying to pin down Russian forces in the city. “Ukraine seems to be att...
By Michael Kofman
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As Putin Bides His Time, Ukraine Faces a Ticking Clock
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Mr. Putin has little incentive to end the war now, unless his hand is forced, because its continuation helps him retain power, said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia and Ukraine fight to control narrative, territory as war enters new phase
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Many of the troops fielded by both sides in the coming months will likely be seeing action for the first time in the war, Michael Kofman, a leading analyst of Russia's militar...
By Michael Kofman
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Donated MiG Jets Will Not Give Ukraine Air Superiority Against Russia
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“In a conventional war, more is more,” said Michael Kofman, a military analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. “Wars often come down to attrition, so ...
By Michael Kofman
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Can Turkey’s Elections Bring Reset to Troubled Relations With US?
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“The big problem is the presence of the S-400. If that can be dealt with, either doing away with it or securing it so it does not pick up signals from the F-35, then something...
By Jim Townsend
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South Korean Conservatives Lament 'Nuclear Shackles' Following Yoon-Biden Summit
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But others say reassurance measures and an effective North Korea policy are the best way to prevent South Korea from going nuclear. “If South Koreans see North Korea continue ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Clock Ticking on Ukraine’s Spring Offensive as Biden Admin in Delicate Holding Pattern
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“Reality will dictate what actually happens,” said Jim Townsend, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy in the Obama administration. ...
By Jim Townsend
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A Third Nuclear Age? What to Expect from US-South Korea Summit.
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“For so long our primary preoccupation when it came to nuclear proliferation was with the rogue states, Iran and North Korea, but now we see it’s our friends who are contempla...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Macron calls on Xi to reason with Russia for Ukraine peace
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However, a "huge win" from the European perspective was Xi saying he would eventually give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a call "when the time is right", said Carisa...
By Carisa Nietsche
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How Finland's Conflicted History with Russia Influenced Decision to Join NATO
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Finnish public opinion started to shift after Russia in December 2021 issued a list of demands to Nato, which would have barred Finland from becoming a member of the alliance....
By Nicholas Lokker
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It’s the Economy (and More): Why Macron and von der Leyen are in China
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With his voyage to China late last week, Pedro Sánchez prepared the ground for this week’s visit by Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen. The main shared objective of both...
By Nicholas Lokker
