When Biden Meets Putin
There won’t be any reset buttons. There won’t be any grand bargains. But the stakes will nevertheless be high when the U.S. and Russian presidents meet in Geneva next week. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Podcast
Pipeline Geopolitics
The Biden administration clearly views Russia’s Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline as a geopolitical project that threatens European energy security. But in Germany, the project has powerful supporters. Continue reading
Confronting the Axis of Autocrats
Should the West consider broadening its approach to sanctions against Belarus? Continue reading
Putin’s Escalating War On Dissent
Vladimir Putin’s regime’s war on Russia’s opposition — and on dissent in general — is intensifying. Continue reading
Sanctioning Russia: Deterrence, Defense, and Containment
How do you sanction a problem like Russia? Continue reading
Truth, Lies, and Foreign Agents: The Kremlin’s War on RFE/RL
Russian courts have levied fines this year against the Moscow bureau of the U.S.-funded international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to label all of its content as the work of “foreign agents.” Continue reading
Dissidents and Exiles
Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime is tightening the screws and turning up the pressure on the opposition. Continue reading
The Guns of April
Russia’s recent troop buildup near the Ukrainian border has gotten everybody’s attention. Continue reading
The Navalny Paradox and Other Tales
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny announced this week that he was going on a hunger strike. The move came amid reports that Navalny’s health is deteriorating and his supporters are claiming that the Kremlin is slowly killing him in prison. Continue reading
The Eastern Front
Don’t look now, but Russia is modernizing its military infrastructure and expanding its force structure in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad – which borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. Continue reading