Section: International Institute for Strategic Studies (UK)
Russia-and-the-west
A strategic confrontation between Russia and the West has been under way for at least four years: for understandable reasons, given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interference in the internal politics of the United States and some European countries, and his military adventurism in Ukraine and Syria. Yet Russia and the West are both...
The-wider-implications-of-Zapad-2017
2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. A century on, Moscow has a rather different view of revolutionaries, as shown by the Zapad 2017 military exercise held on 14–20 September 2017. Zapad (West) is one of several military exercises that Russia regularly holds; others include Kavkaz (Caucasus), Tsentr (Centre) and Vostok...
Ukraine reintegration bill Donbas deadlock
Russia says the bill amounts to preparation for war. But it might clear a path for meaningful negotiations. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Peacekeeping in Ukraine
Russia’s proposal for UN Peacekeepers in the Donbas region is missing vital details. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
North Korea ICBM success
How has North Korea managed to make such astounding progress with its long-range missile programme over the last two years? Here, Michael Elleman shares the first solid evidence that North Korea has acquired a high-performance liquid-propellant engine from illicit networks in Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: International Institute...
Russia and Iran growing cooperation
In this commentary for PONARS Eurasia, IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Samuel Charap analyses the changes in Ukrainian society since the 2014 crisis. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
How changing Ukrainian society impacts the chances for peace
In this commentary for PONARS Eurasia, IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Samuel Charap analyses the changes in Ukrainian society since the 2014 crisis. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Cyber attacks on Ukraines power grid
Two cyber attacks in Ukraine show what capable hackers attacking critical infrastructure might be able to achieve. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Everyone-loses
Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection, supported by Moscow, in the east of the country. This Adelphi book argues that the crisis has yielded a ruinous outcome, in which all the parties are worse off and international...
The US election and the Ukraine Connection
The Ukraine conflict might explain Russian intervention in the US presidential race. Samuel Charap and Timothy J. Colton call for compromise and dialogue. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
