THE NEW CRIMEAN WAR
It’s been almost a decade since Russia illegally annexed Crimea with Vladimir Putin calling the peninsula sacred ground. And the public reaction to this first forceful change of borders in … Continue reading
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THE PUTINIST IDEOLOGY
What does Vladimir Putin believe? Is there a coherent ideology driving his regime, its autocracy, and its imperial ambitions? If so, where did this ideology come from? And what does it mean for Russian domestic and foreign policy going forward? Continue reading
THE WAR IN AUTUMN
Following Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States, and as Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive in the east, reports are surfacing that Washington is finally ready to provide Kyiv with the long-range ATACMS missile systems it has been seeking. Continue reading
WAR, PUNISHMENT, AND CATHARSIS
How does Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine look from the perspective of a thoughtful Russian who publicly opposes the war, is horrified by its conduct, and has been motivated to painfully reexamine his own country’s history and culture as a result? Continue reading
PUTIN’S OTHER WARS
As Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces in the east, Moscow is conducting a quieter offensive of its own in other parts of the former Soviet Union. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore on CTV News – August 27, 2023
Wagner Chief confirmed dead Brian Whitmore, Non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council breaks down what happens next after the news.
SEDITION AND PUNISHMENT
In the immortal words of Omar Little, “You come at the king, you best not miss.” Continue reading
Radio Interview with Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson on KSL Radio (Utah) – Brian Whitmore – August 24, 2023
The fascinating Russia soap opera involving Wagner Chief Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin continued yesterday. News broke that Prigozhin had died in a plane crash inside Russia. Was this an accident? … Continue reading
Interview with Deutsche Welle – Brian Whitmore – August 24, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, formerly one of Vladimir Putin’s closest ally and head of the Wagner mercenary group, is thought to have died in a plane crash outside of Moscow. Wagner took … Continue reading
STATE OF THE WAR
With Ukraine’s counteroffensive moving slower than anticipated, Kyiv scores a small victory by liberating some strategic territory in Donetsk Oblast. Continue reading