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Ukrainian ambassador gets standing ovation, as Biden praises Ukraine’s strength in State of the Union
In The News
Almost as soon as his State of the Union address began on Tuesday, President Biden sought to unify the Democratic and Republican parties against Russia following its recent at...
By Richard Fontaine
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Rapid escalation of Ukraine crisis fuels fear of confrontation between Russia and the West
In The News
Russia, careening toward economic crisis under the weight of devastating Western sanctions, has put its nuclear forces on alert as the Kremlin’s siege of Ukraine intensifies. ...
By Jim Townsend
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With ‘delegation,’ US warns off China on Taiwan amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion
In The News
The United States is sending a clear signal to the Peoples Republic of China, which has tacitly supported Vladimir Putin in his invasion of Ukraine, that America has not taken...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Steps to Mic Under Shadow of Inflation Pain, Putin’s War
In The News
President Joe Biden built his five-decade political career around his foreign policy expertise and deft touch with everyday Americans, qualities that polls show many voters no...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden Adopts Play-It-Cool Strategy With Putin
In The News
President Biden is taking a play-it-cool strategy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Putin called for putting Russia’s deterrence forces — which includes nuclear wea...
By Richard Fontaine
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Building a Flywheel: The Biden Administration’s Opportunity to Forge a New Path with North Korea
Press Release
Washington, February 28, 2022—In 2022 North Korea has tested seven missiles in the month of January alone. The last test was Pyongyang’s most powerful test of a ballistic miss...
By Dr. John Park
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Biden’s harsh new sanctions are aimed at crippling Putin’s defenses
In The News
Ever since the United States and its allies announced sanctions against Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine, the effort faced a big unknown. What if Vladimir Putin has alre...
By Edward Fishman
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The emerging nuclear threat
Up until this weekend, Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked very old-fashioned: Columns of tanks, prisoners of war, bombed buildings. Now, however, Russia and the West have bot...
By Edward Fishman
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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
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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
In The News
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
In The News
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
In The News
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.
In The News
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
In The News
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
