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The White House wants to take advantage of Kyiv’s mounting problems to impose a peace agreement that is more favorable to Russia. But the Kremlin may still believe the battlefield is a more reliable way of achieving its goals, writes Tatiana Stanovaya: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Is a Ukraine Peace Deal Finally in Sight?
The White House wants to take advantage of Kyiv’s mounting problems—on and off the battlefield—to impose a peace agreement more favorable to Russia.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The White House wants to take advantage of Kyiv’s mounting problems to impose a peace agreement that is more favorable to Russia. But the Kremlin may still believe the battlefield is a more reliable way of achieving its goals, writes Tatiana Stanovaya: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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What went wrong in Russia? Was thrilled to discuss the sources of Russia's conduct with German Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Graf Lambsdorff & my colleague Ekaterina Schulmann in the newest episode of "Politika." This time with @koerber-ip.bsky.social .
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What Went Wrong in Russia? Russian Imperialism, With Ekaterina Schulmann and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
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November 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What went wrong in Russia? Was thrilled to discuss the sources of Russia's conduct with German Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Graf Lambsdorff & my colleague Ekaterina Schulmann in the newest episode of "Politika." This time with @koerber-ip.bsky.social .
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How has Iran’s twelve-day war pushed Tehran even closer to Moscow and led to new cooperation agreements, including in the nuclear sector? Nikita Smagin explains: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Iran’s Twelve-Day War Has Only Boosted Its Cooperation With Russia
Tehran’s most urgent task is to reduce the risk of further Israeli and U.S. airstrikes. Russia’s role as a deterrent in this respect is more multifaceted than simply supplying weapons, whose real impa...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How has Iran’s twelve-day war pushed Tehran even closer to Moscow and led to new cooperation agreements, including in the nuclear sector? Nikita Smagin explains: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
After several turbulent weeks in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, where do peace prospects actually stand?
Eric Ciaramella joins Anastasiia Lapatina and Benjamin Wittes on the Lawfare Daily podcast to discuss: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Eric Ciaramella joins Anastasiia Lapatina and Benjamin Wittes on the Lawfare Daily podcast to discuss: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Lawfare Daily: Anastasiia Lapatina and Eric Ciaramella Talk Russia, Ukraine, and Trump
Is the United States abandoning Ukraine?
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December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
After several turbulent weeks in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, where do peace prospects actually stand?
Eric Ciaramella joins Anastasiia Lapatina and Benjamin Wittes on the Lawfare Daily podcast to discuss: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Eric Ciaramella joins Anastasiia Lapatina and Benjamin Wittes on the Lawfare Daily podcast to discuss: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Armenia's election, like it or not, is being fought by outside actors as well. Russia and parts of the US diaspora have a new candidate to unseat Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan needs help to demonstrate progress in his Real Armenia agenda. My latest for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
Ahead of the 2026 Armenian election, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan faces fierce opposition from Russia and the diaspora.
He will need the help of Europe, the United States, and regional neighbours to advance his foreign policy, writes @tomdewaal.bsky.social
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He will need the help of Europe, the United States, and regional neighbours to advance his foreign policy, writes @tomdewaal.bsky.social
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Armenia's Election Is a Foreign Affair
As the 2026 Armenian election approaches, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is facing fierce opposition from both Russia and the diaspora. He will need the help of Europe, the United States, and regional...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Armenia's election, like it or not, is being fought by outside actors as well. Russia and parts of the US diaspora have a new candidate to unseat Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan needs help to demonstrate progress in his Real Armenia agenda. My latest for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
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Syria’s new leadership faces no shortage of immediate problems, not least holding onto power and restoring order. Moscow is willing to assist it in those tasks to further its own ends, argues Ruslan Suleymanov: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
From Wanted Man to Kremlin Guest: Russia Welcomes Syria’s New Leader
Syria’s new leadership faces no shortage of immediate problems, not least holding onto power and restoring order. As long as Moscow is willing to assist it in those tasks, more delicate issues such as...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Syria’s new leadership faces no shortage of immediate problems, not least holding onto power and restoring order. Moscow is willing to assist it in those tasks to further its own ends, argues Ruslan Suleymanov: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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Central Asia is adapting its entire ideological agenda to impress one man: Donald Trump.
The recent C5+1 summit was a new high point in US-Central Asian ties. But is this rapprochement real, or just risk? 🧵🧵🧵
The recent C5+1 summit was a new high point in US-Central Asian ties. But is this rapprochement real, or just risk? 🧵🧵🧵
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Central Asia is adapting its entire ideological agenda to impress one man: Donald Trump.
The recent C5+1 summit was a new high point in US-Central Asian ties. But is this rapprochement real, or just risk? 🧵🧵🧵
The recent C5+1 summit was a new high point in US-Central Asian ties. But is this rapprochement real, or just risk? 🧵🧵🧵
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What’s behind the arrest of Ramiz Mehdiyev, who was for decades one of Azerbaijan’s most influential politicians, and why has President Aliyev accused him of plotting a Russia-backed coup d’état? Read Bashir Kitachaev's analysis here:
Azerbaijan Purges Its Old Elites Amid Accusations of Pro-Russian Pensioners’ Plot
Mehdiyev appears to have fallen victim to a combination of circumstances: a clan war, the ongoing consolidation of power, and the Azerbaijani leadership’s attempts to establish a strict monopoly on di...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What’s behind the arrest of Ramiz Mehdiyev, who was for decades one of Azerbaijan’s most influential politicians, and why has President Aliyev accused him of plotting a Russia-backed coup d’état? Read Bashir Kitachaev's analysis here:
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Check out the latest Russia Contingency. I join the head of Lasar’s Group, one of Ukraine’s best and lesser known drone units to talk about their experience, how drone use is evolving, adaptation on both sides, and what the future holds.
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Ukrainian Drone Unit Commander Shares Lessons from the Front - War on the Rocks
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November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Check out the latest Russia Contingency. I join the head of Lasar’s Group, one of Ukraine’s best and lesser known drone units to talk about their experience, how drone use is evolving, adaptation on both sides, and what the future holds.
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"The main audience for proposals from the Russian elite is not in fact Trump, but Putin, who still seeks a landmark agreement with Washington." Andrey Pertsev on why figures close to Putin are trying to earn Trump's approval: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Why Is the Russian Elite So Keen to Cozy Up to Trump?
The main audience for all these proposals from the Russian elite is not in fact Trump, but Putin, who still seeks a landmark agreement with Washington.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"The main audience for proposals from the Russian elite is not in fact Trump, but Putin, who still seeks a landmark agreement with Washington." Andrey Pertsev on why figures close to Putin are trying to earn Trump's approval: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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Ultimately, the adoption of some scheme to appropriate Russia's frozen assets seems almost inevitable. Otherwise, it will not just be Ukraine that is at risk, but the very raison d’être of the EU, argues Alexander Kolyandr: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Has the EU Found a Way to Use Frozen Russian Assets to Help Ukraine?
Ultimately, the adoption of some sort of scheme to appropriate the assets seems almost inevitable. Otherwise, it will not just be Ukraine that is at risk, but the very raison d’être of the EU.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ultimately, the adoption of some scheme to appropriate Russia's frozen assets seems almost inevitable. Otherwise, it will not just be Ukraine that is at risk, but the very raison d’être of the EU, argues Alexander Kolyandr: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
.@andrewsweiss.bsky.social joined the American Prestige podcast (@amprestigepod.bsky.social) to discuss the state of Russia's war on Ukraine, the future of European security, and more. Listen here:
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“American Prestige” takes a comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy and int'l affairs, providing listeners with everything they need to know about what's going on in the world.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
.@andrewsweiss.bsky.social joined the American Prestige podcast (@amprestigepod.bsky.social) to discuss the state of Russia's war on Ukraine, the future of European security, and more. Listen here:
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Will Trump's sanctions against Russian oil finally force Putin to abandon his war against Ukraine? We've dissected this issue with Eddie Fishman, author of "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare." Tune in!
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The Collapse of the Oil Empire? New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia, With Edward Fishman
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Will Trump's sanctions against Russian oil finally force Putin to abandon his war against Ukraine? We've dissected this issue with Eddie Fishman, author of "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare." Tune in!
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"While martial law has suspended formal democratic processes, it has not extinguished Ukraine’s democratic ambitions and track record of competitive politics and media freedom." Anatolii Oktysiuk and Balazs Jarabik on Ukraine's thawing political landscape:
Unfreezing Politics: Ukraine’s Internal Battlefield
While martial law has suspended formal democratic processes, it has not erased Ukraine’s track record of competitive politics and media freedom.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"While martial law has suspended formal democratic processes, it has not extinguished Ukraine’s democratic ambitions and track record of competitive politics and media freedom." Anatolii Oktysiuk and Balazs Jarabik on Ukraine's thawing political landscape:
Six months since its establishment, the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund is taking shape as an institutional partnership in the natural resources sector. Eric Green suggests it could be used to meet Kyiv's pressing defense needs as well:
The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund: A Six-Month Progress Assessment
The USURIF has the potential to help integrate Ukraine into Western critical minerals supply chains. But the United States needs to expand the fund so it can help Ukraine address its urgent security a...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Six months since its establishment, the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund is taking shape as an institutional partnership in the natural resources sector. Eric Green suggests it could be used to meet Kyiv's pressing defense needs as well:
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"There are no longer any political guardrails on the country’s powerful security agencies, and the number of arrests of officials will only grow," predicts Tatiana Stanovaya in her new article. Read it here: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"There are no longer any political guardrails on the country’s powerful security agencies, and the number of arrests of officials will only grow," predicts Tatiana Stanovaya in her new article. Read it here: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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The high-profile spat between Russia and Azerbaijan, which had been simmering since late last year, has suddenly come to an end. Bashir Kitachaev explains what it was about and why it ended so abruptly: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
After Months of Tension, Moscow and Baku Have Forgotten Their Differences
The only losers of the confrontation are the Russians and Azeris who found themselves collateral damage. But their fate was never a priority for either Moscow or Baku.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The high-profile spat between Russia and Azerbaijan, which had been simmering since late last year, has suddenly come to an end. Bashir Kitachaev explains what it was about and why it ended so abruptly: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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"Middle Eastern states are less and less convinced that the West can be relied upon, which is inevitably pushing them toward deals with Russia." Read Nikita Smagin's analysis of the new reality in the Middle East:
What Does the New Reality in the Middle East Mean for Russia?
Trump’s Egypt summit may have thwarted the Kremlin’s attempts to get Middle Eastern leaders to congregate in Moscow, but Middle Eastern states are less and less convinced that the West can be relied u...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Middle Eastern states are less and less convinced that the West can be relied upon, which is inevitably pushing them toward deals with Russia." Read Nikita Smagin's analysis of the new reality in the Middle East:
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What would transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine mean for the EU, the euro, and the dollar? Listen to the latest Carnegie Politika podcast episode with @alexgabuev.bsky.social and Robert B. Zoellick, the former president of the World Bank: carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/car...
How to Handle Russia’s Frozen Assets in the EU, With Robert Zoellick
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October 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
What would transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine mean for the EU, the euro, and the dollar? Listen to the latest Carnegie Politika podcast episode with @alexgabuev.bsky.social and Robert B. Zoellick, the former president of the World Bank: carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/car...
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The U.S. president’s successful imposition of a ceasefire on notorious sworn enemies who have both agreed to make concessions only highlights Putin’s intransigence and his lack of competence and reason, argues Alexander Baunov.
Trump’s Gaza Deal Belies the Kremlin’s Theory of a New Global Order
The U.S. president’s successful imposition of a ceasefire on notorious sworn enemies who have both agreed to make concessions only highlights Putin’s intransigence and his lack of competence and reason.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The U.S. president’s successful imposition of a ceasefire on notorious sworn enemies who have both agreed to make concessions only highlights Putin’s intransigence and his lack of competence and reason, argues Alexander Baunov.
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"Amid an economic boom, rhetoric about curtailing civil liberties is proving insufficient to galvanize Georgians into large-scale protests." Bashir Kitachaev analyzes the results of Georgia’s municipal elections: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Georgia’s Ruling Party Uses Opposition’s Election Boycott to Seal Its Control of Institutions
Amid an economic boom, rhetoric about curtailing civil liberties is proving insufficient to galvanize Georgians into large-scale protests.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Amid an economic boom, rhetoric about curtailing civil liberties is proving insufficient to galvanize Georgians into large-scale protests." Bashir Kitachaev analyzes the results of Georgia’s municipal elections: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
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Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @massdara.bsky.social and @ryanevans.bsky.social to talk about the current course of the war, recent developments, and policy trajectory here in DC. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/10/hold...
Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence
Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss the state of the front, how Ukraine and Russia are staying in the fight, the possible provision of
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October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Latest WOTR podcast is out. I join @massdara.bsky.social and @ryanevans.bsky.social to talk about the current course of the war, recent developments, and policy trajectory here in DC. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/10/hold...
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Latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by Austin Long and Pranay Vaddi to talk about the fall 2022 nuclear crisis. Was it a crisis? What do we think happened? Three years on, do we know now that can shed more light on this period? warontherocks.com/episode/ther... @warontherocks.bsky.social
The 2022 Nuclear Crisis: A Retrospective - War on the Rocks
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October 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by Austin Long and Pranay Vaddi to talk about the fall 2022 nuclear crisis. Was it a crisis? What do we think happened? Three years on, do we know now that can shed more light on this period? warontherocks.com/episode/ther... @warontherocks.bsky.social
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While the active presence of China and Russia in Central Asia is nothing new, the current level of attention from the U.S. is unusual for a region located far from the major global crises. @tumarov.bsky.social explains why Central Asia remains in Trump's focus: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
Why Is Central Asia Buying Trump’s Attention?
The current U.S. administration is the easiest one so far for Central Asia to work with. Business interests can be used to attract Washington’s attention, and there is no longer any need for demonstra...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
While the active presence of China and Russia in Central Asia is nothing new, the current level of attention from the U.S. is unusual for a region located far from the major global crises. @tumarov.bsky.social explains why Central Asia remains in Trump's focus: carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
On the latest episode of the @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast, Senior Fellows @michaelkofman.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social join @ryanevans.bsky.social to discuss frontline developments, the possible provision of Tomahawks to Ukraine, Russia's diplomatic failures, and more.
Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence
Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss the state of the front, how Ukraine and Russia are staying in the fight, the possible provision of
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October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
On the latest episode of the @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast, Senior Fellows @michaelkofman.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social join @ryanevans.bsky.social to discuss frontline developments, the possible provision of Tomahawks to Ukraine, Russia's diplomatic failures, and more.