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Putin Is Delaying the National Security Strategy
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Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN’s threat to Ukraine is scuttling the Biden administration’s hopes of soon releasing a National Security Strategy, NatSec Daily has learned. Th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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CNAS Welcomes Heli Hautala and Maria Snegovaya as Fellows to the Transatlantic Security Program
Washington, February 10, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Heli Hautala as a Visiting Fellow, and Dr. Maria Snegovaya as an Adjunct Seni...
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Putin Is Operating on His Own Timetable, and It May Be a Long One
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is increasingly staking his legacy on reversing Ukraine’s pro-Western shift. Even if he does not order an invasion this winter, he is mak...
By Michael Kofman
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All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine
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President Biden flexed America’s military power in hopes of deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine with his announcement this week that 3,000 U.S. troops were heading to East...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine
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While Russia is not yet capable of mounting a total invasion of Ukraine, portions of its army have reached full combat strength and appear to be in the final stages of readine...
By Michael Kofman
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U.S. Troops Will Be Deployed to NATO Allies in Eastern Europe
President Biden has approved the deployment of about 3,000 additional American troops to Eastern Europe, administration officials said on Wednesday. The troops, including 1,00...
By Jim Townsend
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US, Ukraine Split on Messaging Against Russia
President Biden’s warnings of imminent Russian aggression are clashing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to project strength, urge calm and inspire confide...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia’s Revamped Military Learns From Failures of the Past
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Three weeks ago, Russian paratroopers commanded by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov deployed 4,000km from Moscow to Kazakhstan at the invitation of its government to help quel...
By Michael Kofman
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Responds: U.S. Sanctions on RussiaWith Russian troops amassing on Ukraine's borders, the United States and its allies are stepping up the pressure to deter an invasion, with sanctions playing a key role in the...
By Emily Kilcrease, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend, Jason Bartlett, Rachel Ziemba, Edward Fishman & Daniel Silverberg
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Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
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President Biden is considering deploying several thousand U.S. troops, as well as warships and aircraft, to NATO allies in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, an expansion of Amer...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Raises Pressure by Sending More Troops to Ukraine Border
Diplomats from the US and Russia have shuttled across Europe for security talks over Ukraine but military analysts have had their eye on more ominous movements: the further de...
By Michael Kofman
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The Digital Sleuths Exposing Russia's Military Buildup Near Ukraine
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As Russia has moved tens of thousands of troops toward its border with Ukraine in recent months, hinted of an armed response if NATO does not acquiesce to its demands, and ann...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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War drums Beat Louder as Blinken Visits Kyiv
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Ahead of decisive talks with Russia's top diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in the powder-keg Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Wednesday in a show of N...
By Michael Kofman
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After Crisis talks With Russia, the Threat of War in Ukraine Still Looms. Here’s Why.
Fears of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine have sharpened after no progress was made during talks in Europe seeking to deter Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine and conv...
By Michael Kofman
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Fear of Russia Brings New Purpose and Unity to NATO, Once Again
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO was an alliance in search of a role. Some suggested that if NATO did not “go out of area,” beyond Europe, it would “go out of busi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Mud Could Complicate Possible Russian Plans for an Invasion of Ukraine, US Officials Say
A fairly mild winter and muddy ground could complicate possible Russian plans to launch an invasion of Ukraine, potentially delaying plans for military action, senior Biden ad...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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U.S. Plans to Discuss Missile Deployments With Russia as Part of Effort to Defuse Ukraine Crisis
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Negotiators for the United States are planning to show up to talks with their Russian counterparts Monday with proposals to discuss the placement of missiles and scope of mili...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Putin Dreams of a Russian ‘Sphere of Influence.’ Kazakhstan’s Protesters Are the Latest to Push Back.
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To Russian President Vladimir Putin, the collapse of the Soviet Union “was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” He made that statement in 2005, just months a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with reported collaborations in a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Reports Russia Is Drawing Down Troop Buildup Near Ukraine Are Mistaken
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On Christmas Day, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that a military exercise begun Dec. 1 in Crimea and around Rostov involving 10,000 soldiers of its Southern Military D...
By Michael Kofman
