Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, quickly ended all Arctic international cooperation. On March 3, the seven member states (A-7) of the Arctic Council…
Attention is concentrated on the risk that the war launched by Russia against Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear exchange. That risk exists but appears to be relatively low. There…
This article focuses on the politicization of the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine in terms of nation-building in a post-Soviet context. Drawing from recent developments in Ukraine since the annexation…
While Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has been unequivocally condemned by the West and even provoked discussions about active involvement in the war, Central Asian policymakers have reacted with the utmost…
Centering World War II as the foundational event defining Russian national identity, President Putin has tried to use the seventy-five-year-old conflict to recontextualize the invasion of Ukraine as a defensive…
Beijing and Moscow’s new-era strategic partnership of coordination reflects their shared insecurity and vulnerability in the U.S.-led global order. Their partnership is a declaration of joint counterbalancing on the global…
The international focus centering on Ukraine’s military response to Russian aggression must not lose sight of the crises in the Ukrainian healthcare in the short…
Whereas significant progress has been made in controlling HIV globally, Russia’s epidemic has continued to grow for the past thirty years. Out of a total population of 144 million, about…
This is part two in a dialogue series with Professor Dougherty on Russia’s regional policies and their impact on the United States’ security and diplomacy. Recently, relations between…
In the wake of tensions in Ukraine, the migrant crisis in Belarus, and potential sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the world is speculating how Russia’s regional policies will…
