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Will escalating sanctions shift Fortress Russia? It’s not a given
Even as Western allies unleash new economic pressures on Russia with businesses announcing market pullouts, and an intensification of cyberattacks against Russian government e...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Mubadala, Qatar Fund Holding On to Russian Assets for Now
In The News
Two influential Middle Eastern wealth funds are for now planning to hold on to Russian assets worth billions of dollars, seen as strategic and long-term investments, people fa...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russia’s Tight Embrace of Belarus Raises Prospect of Nuclear Deployment
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Belarusians voting in today’s referendum are poised to abandon the country’s nonnuclear status, an outcome that could lead to Moscow deploying such weapons in Belarus just as ...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia’s Attack Shows Drones Are High on Hit Lists – And Often Under the Radar
Experts are calling for higher awareness of the operations of drones in low-altitude airspace as the autonomous weapons become increasingly active, especially during conflicts...
By Paul Scharre
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Russia’s Way of Conducting Urban Warfare Bodes Ill for Kyiv
In The News
The last time that Russian forces fought their way into Kyiv was the autumn of 1943, when the Red Army crossed the Dnieper river and seized the city from Nazi Germany. On Nove...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Just Beginning
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Russia has only deployed around one-third of its amassed forces into Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official said in a briefing to reporters on Friday, underscoring the risk o...
By Michael Kofman
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The Big Sanctions Target that Biden Avoided
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President Joe Biden on Thursday seemed to temporarily ease one of the market’s biggest fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, making clear that the U.S. wasn’t looking to s...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Will Russian Invasion of Ukraine Embolden China?
With a reconnaissance plane in tow Thursday, a small fleet of eight fighters deliberately probed disputed airspace before scrambled jets scared them away, an air-to-air episod...
By Jacob Stokes
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West Sanctions Russia but Fears Game-Changing Attack
When President Joe Biden stood in front of the world’s media in the East Room of the White House on Thursday (Friday AEDT), he said what every major leader had been thinking a...
By Martijn Rasser
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‘Putin Chose This War’: Biden Denounces Russia’s Actions in Ukraine
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President Biden on Thursday denounced President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his “sinister vision for the future of our world,” vowing that Mr. Putin and his country would ...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Announces Sweeping Restrictions on Technological Exports to Russia.
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of restrictions aimed at cutting off Russia’s access to foreign products like semiconductors, computers, lasers and tel...
By Emily Kilcrease
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‘What Is the End Game?’ Russia’s Multipronged Assault on Ukraine
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Missile strikes against air defences and critical military infrastructure, a rocket bombardment against major troop locations followed by a three-pronged land attack: Russia’s...
By Michael Kofman
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Tech on High Alert for Russia's Ukraine Disinformation Offensive
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Russia's Ukraine invasion, seeded by a web of state-backed disinformation campaigns, is putting Big Tech in a bind. Why it matters: How tech firms respond to Russia's disinfor...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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Biden Vow to Alienate Putin as 'Pariah' Faces Challenges
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President Biden on Thursday vowed to make Russian President Vladimir Putin a pariah among the international community, with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine drawing wide condemnat...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Targets Major Russian Banks and Tech Sector with Sweeping Sanctions and Export Controls Following Ukraine Invasion
In The News
President Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented package of sanctions and export controls coordinated with European and Asian allies to punish Russia for its invasion of...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Hits Russia With Broad Sanctions for Putin’s War in Ukraine
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President Biden, vowing to turn President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into a “pariah,” announced tough new sanctions on Thursday aimed at cutting off Russia’s largest banks an...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin
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U.S. officials spent hundreds of hours over five months debating, crafting and then touting a punishing array of economic sanctions to try to scare Russian President Vladimir ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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CNAS Responds: Assessing the wide-reaching impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Press Note
Richard Fontaine Chief Executive Officer: Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will produce many casualties. Among them may be Washington’s foremost foreign policy plans. T...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Paul Scharre, Edward Fishman, Emily Kilcrease, Samuel Bendett & Ryan Fedasiuk
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Boris Johnson Fires a Barrage of Sanctions Blanks
There is no textbook for how to use the only weapon the West really has — sanctions — to help protect Ukraine’s sovereignty. How much pain should the West try to inflict now, ...
By Elina Ribakova
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North Korea Turns to Crypto Theft to Fund Weapons Programs
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Experts say North Korea is exploiting the lack of global regulatory controls on cryptocurrency to steal digital currencies to fund its nuclear weapons and missile programs. “C...
By Jason Bartlett
