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In Ukraine War, Talking About Peace Is a Fight of Its Own
In The News
At the same time, U.S. officials have advised President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — with the views of nonaligned countries in mind — that it is in his interest not to appe...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Warns Ukraine It Faces a Pivotal Moment in War
In The News
But some analysts warned that neither Russia nor Ukraine is likely to seize a decisive military advantage in the foreseeable future.“It feels like we are playing for a long wa...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Military Briefing: What the West’s Shifting Red Lines Mean for Ukraine
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Washington’s constant redefinition of which weapons systems would escalate the conflict serves a purpose, some analysts said. “The administration and European allies believe t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Tanks Alone Won’t Turn the Tide of the War in Ukraine
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The tanks will punch through the trench lines and open a path for infantry in Bradley Fighting Vehicles to hold the reclaimed territory. And the tanks send important signals t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Will Ukraine Wind Up Making Territorial Concessions to Russia?
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor: "Any settlement that involves Kyiv making territorial concessions would only perpetuate the war by emboldening Moscow to attack Ukraine again in the fut...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Robert D. Kaplan
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Forget Negotiations. Officials See Ukraine War Stretching for Months—or Years
In The News
Essentially, neither side appears ready for concessions. Putin may not even have the capability to budge — if he wants to keep his grip on power, that is. “I don’t think the w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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‘Armageddon’ Warning Reflects Biden’s Instincts about Putin
In The News
Biden suggested that the threat was reminiscent of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, when the United States and Soviet Union came close to nuclear confrontation during the Col...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Sabotage of Gas Pipelines Were a ‘Warning Shot’ from Putin to the West, and Should Brace for More Subterfuge, Russia Experts Warn
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Russia's influence over Europe's energy supply has been a constant point of concern since the Ukraine war began in late February. The EU has been scrambling to find gas suppli...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Grapples with Risk of Nuclear War over Ukraine
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If Putin does use nuclear weapons, he could seek a "demonstration effect" — perhaps by detonating a nuclear weapon over the Black Sea or in the Arctic — or deploy a smaller-yi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Will China and Russia Stay Aligned?
We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces on China and Russia, their emerging partnership, and whether this alignment will last. To complement these art...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden Is Still Worried About Poking the Russian Bear
In The News
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is more than 100 days old, and despite providing enough U.S. military aid during that time to nearly double Kyiv’s defense budget, the ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid fierce fighting
Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine
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More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure. Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths. Three front-line r...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Claims It Is Open to Peace Negotiations. Few Are Convinced.
In The News
“We don’t know what Putin understands about how the war is going, and I would be surprised if he was already willing to downsize his political objectives,” said Andrea Kendall...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
China’s Financial FoilChina’s desire to escape the shadow of the U.S. dollar and build an alternative infrastructure for global finance is being stymied by one major factor: Its reluctance to loose...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say
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“It is hard to imagine some senior intelligence person talking with Putin and not telling Putin what he wants to hear, especially if it is a belief that is deeply held, like P...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jeffrey Edmonds
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For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia
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Some American officials assert that as a matter of international law, the provision of weaponry and intelligence to the Ukrainian Army has made the United States a cobelligere...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Ukraine will not halt US shift to Indo-Pacific
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The war in Ukraine poses a more immediate threat, however, and some experts now insist that the West must adjust its thinking accordingly. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenb...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The dangerous new phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine, explained
In The News
In 2014, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine that culminated in the occupation of the Crimea peninsula in the south. Later that year, Russia deployed hybrid tactics, such a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Ukraine War Ushers In ‘New Era’ for U.S. Abroad
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The war in Ukraine has prompted the biggest rethinking of American foreign policy since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, infusing the United States with a new sense of mission and...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
