Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Say No to a ‘No-Fly Zone’ in Ukraine
As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, calls have grown for the United States to impose a “no-fly zone” over the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an impassioned plea for this when he addressed Congress recently. Though President Joe Biden has thus far secured a bipartisan consensus against imposing a no-fly zone, a number...
World without Russia
The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine will have grave consequences for Russia—political, economic, cultural. However, contrary to the Kremlin’s thinking, Russia’s importance on the world stage, which is being rapidly reconsidered today, is in fact not so great. Modern Russia is beginning to fade into the past. …read...
Ukraine’s Membership Bid Puts Pressure on the European Union
As Russian tanks and artillery advanced on Kharkiv and Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an application to join the European Union. He called for a special admission procedure to secure swift accession for Ukraine, yet Ukraine did not first aspire to EU membership under missile fire. Much like Moldova and Georgia, it sees its current...
WQ Dispatch March 2022: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the already rapidly shifting landscapes of the Arctic
…read more Source:: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
How the West Enabled War in Ukraine
…read more Source:: Project Syndicate (Czech...
Saving face abroad: the Belarusian opposition in exile on the war in Ukraine
In the light of the Lukashenka regime’s de facto complicity in the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Belarusian political circles in exile have undertaken a number of actions on the international stage. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
A big war in Ukraine: The Kremlin’s goals and consequences for world politics
On February 24, the Russian army crossed the Ukrainian border in several directions simultaneously, thus beginning a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin employed most of its armed forces—around 130,000 people, according to various estimates—that had accumulated along the Ukrainian border over the past four months. …read more...
The ‘Ukrainian Resistance’ and the Houthis – A contrast in media coverage
In the now month-long mainstream media coverage of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, much attention has been paid to the actions of the ‘Ukrainian Resistance’. In a manner not dissimilar to its coverage of the ‘Syrian rebels’ a decade ago, a romanticised image of ‘Ukrainian freedom fighters’ fighting bravely against...
Ending the War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has a very clear strategy for ending his war in Ukraine. He intends to wipe the country off the map. Initially, he’d hoped to do so by seizing Kyiv, replacing the government, and absorbing as much of Ukrainian territory into Russia as he thought feasible. Now, after the resistance of the Ukrainians, he is looking to eliminate...
Mind the escalation aversion: Managing risk without losing the initiative in the Russia-Ukraine war
By Amy J. Nelson, Alexander H. MontgomerySince Russia began amassing troops on Ukraine’s border last fall and through the full-scale invasion of its neighbor launched two weeks ago, carefully coordinated responses from NATO allies have succeeded in preventing violent conflict between NATO and Russia. However, these actions have also created...
