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Franz-Stefan Gady and Michael Kofman on what Ukraine must do to break through Russian defences
Ukraine’s victory will not be secured by any single capability or weapon, but by effective use of force, better training and sustained Western support....
By Franz-Stefan Gady & Michael Kofman
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How the Wagner Rebellion Impacts Putin’s War
Where is the war headed? Will Wagner’s forces reemerge on the battlefield? And has Putin been weakened by the most public mutiny in his time in power? For answers, FP’s Ravi A...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia in the Wake of the Wagner Insurgency
Last weekend, the outbreak of an insurgency against the Russian state by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group shocked observers across the world. After accusing the Russian Minist...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Dr. Angela Stent
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The Wagner Mutiny: Implications For Putin, Russia and the War in Ukraine
Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Teneo's partner firm WestExec Advisors and Chair of the Center for a New American Security; Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior ...
By Michèle Flournoy & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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After Putin: how nervous should we be?
The Spectator’s Russia correspondent Owen Matthews examines why the Kremlin permits the existence of private armies such as Prigozhin’s Wagner Group, and joins the podcast alo...
By Jim Townsend
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The Precarious Nature of Putin’s Regime
Over the weekend, infighting between Prigozhin and Shoigu led to seismic shifts in Russian domestic stability. This episode was recorded on Friday, June 23, prior to start of ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Catherine Belton & Arkady Ostrovsky
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Putin Rebukes Wagner, Biden on Putin, Nevada Lithium Mine
Putin tries to present a united front in the wake of a mercenary rebellion. Biden emphasizes that the U.S. played no role in Russia's turmoil. Andrea Kendall-Taylor joins to d...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Contrarian take on the Wagner Putsch with Richard Fontaine
Last weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, launched a rebellion, coup or putsch against Moscow. It's still hard to discern what it was. As of n...
By Richard Fontaine
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Prigozhin ‘could come back like Napoleon’ to take Putin down
“How long will it take for this wounded leader to be taken down in another way, or by Prigozhin, who might come back like Napoleon.” Putin’s show of ‘weakness’ will leave the...
By Jim Townsend
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How the attempted rebellion in Russia could affect Putin's war in Ukraine
After a short-lived mutiny exposed instability in Russia, we take a look at what the revolt means for the war in Ukraine. Geoff Bennett discussed that with Samuel Bendett, a R...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Treacherous Path to a Better Russia
The first barrier to a post-Putin Russia is, of course, Putin himself....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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Ukraine's Offensive and its Meaning for the War
Following Russia’s failed winter offensive, Ukraine appears to be preparing for its planned counter-offensive. Ryan sat down with Mike Kofman to discuss the state of Russia’s ...
By Michael Kofman & Ryan Evans
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Ukraine's Delayed Offensive, IVG Reproduction, Preparing for Debt Default
Ukraine has been preparing for months to launch a counteroffensive against Russia's invasion, but the high stakes operation has seen many delays. Michael Kofman joins NPR Up F...
By Michael Kofman
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What Comes Next for U.S. Policy Towards Russia?
Watch the full hearing on "What Comes Next for U.S. Policy Toward Russia", held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.I. Introduction Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Ris...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Beyond Ukraine’s Offensive
The offensive has consumed planning, but a sober-minded approach would recognize that supporting Ukraine will be a long-term effort....
By Michael Kofman & Rob Lee
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Michael Kofman on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael Kofman talked about the state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive with C-SPAN. Watch the full inte...
By Michael Kofman
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How Putin is using an alleged Kremlin drone strike to turn himself into a victim
Ukraine knows it isn’t in their interests to strike the Kremlin, which makes the allegations of a drone strike ‘mysterious,’ says Jim Townsend, Former Deputy Secretary of Defe...
By Jim Townsend
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China Says It Will Not Arm Russia Against Ukraine
China has responded to Western criticism by saying that it will remain neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war and not sell weapons to either side. Carisa Nietsche joins to discuss ...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Putin’s Shakespearean Demons
Imagine the condition in the heart of Europe today had NATO’s boundaries remained frozen after 1989....
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Russia-China Relations One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine, with Bonnie Glaser, Dmitry Gorenburg, Richard Weitz, Yusuke Anami
As Russia has become increasingly isolated on the international stage following its invasion of Ukraine last February, it has sought to deepen its ties with remaining partners...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Yusuke Anami, Bonnie Glaser, Dmitry Gorenburg & Richard Weitz