Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin’s Accidental Restoration of NATO
Putin’s Accidental Restoration of NATO zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:57 There is no more iron commandment in politics and international relations than the Law of Unintended Consequences. Vladimir Putin intended his invasion of Ukraine to strike a proxy blow at NATO, exposing its rifts and leaving it crushed and humiliated after his...
Putin’s Folly in Ukraine: NATO Redivivus
Putin’s Folly in Ukraine: NATO Redivivus zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:50 When an army dispatched by Vladimir Putin marched into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, next to no one expected the citizens of that country to put up a fight, cause the invasion to stall, and retake much of the territory lost—and virtually everyone supposed that the...
Ukraine and NATO: The Hour of the Little Guys (and Tough Gals)
Ukraine and NATO: The Hour of the Little Guys (and Tough Gals) zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:42 As Vladimir Putin’s wanton slaughter in Ukraine continues, each day validates anew the worth of NATO, weakens its detractors, and aligns European Union and NATO policy goals ever more closely. Putin expected to divide Europe and wrongfoot the...
Unpacking the Vatican’s Diplomatic Failure in Reaching a Ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War
The Vatican’s diplomatic attempts at achieving an immediate ceasefire in the Russian war against Ukraine have failed from the very outset. Ever since the start of the Russian invasion, Pope Francis has ardently sought to mediate between the two states, directing his attention primarily towards pressing humanitarian issues, including the...
Dithering Biden is Seriously Harming Ukraine’s Victory Prospects
While U.S. President Joe Biden has constantly pledged his support for Kyiv, his rhetoric has invariably failed to result in providing the Ukrainians with the military support they require. Even when, as happened earlier this year, the White House …read more Source:: Gatestone...
New Chapters in Iran’s Proxy Strategy to Fight the West
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,197, May 18, 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the Islamic Republic of Iran found a new avenue through which to carry on its anti-Western and anti-Israeli missions. Tehran has pledged … …read more Source:: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic...
A renewed look at Russia’s wartime economy
In late May 2022, the Financial Statements event series took stock with Iikka Korhonen on Russia’s economic outlook three months after the start of its large-scale aggression against Ukraine. A year later, this session provides an update on the cyclical and structural impact of prolonged war. Joining this episode of Financial Statements...
A Conversation With Adam Smith
U.S. Representative Adam Smith discusses the future of U.S. defense priorities, including continued support for Ukraine from the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). …read more Source:: Council on Foreign...
Appreciating and mobilising Germany. Zelensky in Berlin
As part of his European trip, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visited Berlin on 14 May, where he met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and attended a meeting of Germany’s security cabinet (which Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock,...
Russia’s Renewal of NATO
Russia’s Renewal of NATO zlotx5 Tue, 05/16/2023 – 15:53 Russia’s Renewal of NATO Both the nature and the membership of NATO is very much up in the air. As few as five years ago, the sense of fracturing within NATO was palpable. There were geographic divisions along both north and south, and east and west axes, with each region...
