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Russia Is Recruiting Mercenaries and Syrians to Ukraine, Western Officials Say
As Russian troops retreat from northern Ukraine and focus operations on the country’s east and south, the Kremlin is struggling to scrape together enough combat-ready reinforc...
By Michael Kofman
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The smartphone war: Soldiers, civilians and satellites give the world a window onto Russian invasion
A month and a half into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’ve become so used to the steady stream of videos and images coming from the front lines that it's easy to forget it's ...
By Samuel Bendett
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CNAS Transatlantic Security Program Welcomes Adjunct Fellow Maria Shagina
Washington, April 6, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Maria Shagina as a new Adjunct Fellow in the Transatlantic Security Program. “I’...
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Seeks to Regulate Crypto Platforms ‘Like Exchanges’
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into crypto trading platforms being “registered and regulated much like exchanges,” Chair Gary Gensler said April 4. “I...
By Alex Zerden
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As Russia retreats from Kyiv, U.S. sees uglier fights to come
Russia’s apparent retreat from Kyiv and retrenchment into Ukraine’s easternmost regions marks the latest sign that the war is at an inflection point — one that U.S. officials ...
By Michael Kofman
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How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia’s Attacks
Kyiv is the ultimate prize for Russia: the heart of Ukraine, and the seat of a government it has sought to replace. For weeks, Russian troops have pressed in on the city from ...
By Michael Kofman
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U.S. weighs tougher Russia sanctions after evidence of Bucha killings
Biden administration officials have discussed intensifying their sanctions campaign against Russia as evidence emerges of the apparent execution of civilians in a suburb near ...
By Edward Fishman
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What next for Russia?
When Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul to discuss a potential settlement on March 29th Alexander Fomin, Russia’s deputy defence minister, had something to offe...
By Billy Fabian
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CNAS Welcomes Tobias Switzer and Brandon Archuleta as Adjunct Senior Fellows in the Military, Veterans, and Society Program
Washington, April 4, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Tobias Switzer and Brandon Archuleta as Adjunct Senior Fellows in the Military, V...
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What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fueling anger among the op...
By Lisa Curtis
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Singapore PM’s talks with Biden show US won’t waver from Indo-Pacific focus to counter China amid Russia-Ukraine conflict: analysts
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s series of high-profile meetings during a week-long visit to the US shows Washington’s intention to continue with its focus on the In...
By Jacob Stokes
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Why Russia's military is bogged down by logistics in Ukraine
After weeks of little success except in southeastern Ukraine, despite relentless shelling and thousands of military and civilian casualties, Moscow said during peace negotiati...
By Michael Kofman
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Why Biden’s oil dump may not help
President Joe Biden is escalating his battle against sky-high gasoline prices, opening the taps on the nation’s reserves and cajoling reluctant oil companies to speed up drill...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west
When it comes to North Korean missile launches – and much else about the secretive country – all may not be as it seems. Days after the regime claimed it had successfully test...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Biden turned the ruble into rubble. Then it quickly came back.
A raft of punishing sanctions sent Russia’s currency crashing in the weeks after the invasion of Ukraine. Barely a month later, the ruble has staged a dramatic recovery — putt...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russia ‘is trying to salvage a military fiasco’
The White House today reacted with deep skepticism to Russia’s promise to reduce violence in Ukraine as a means of paving the way for possible peace talks, with government off...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Why the World’s Largest Democracy Won’t Back Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine has raged on, no country has found itself in a more awkward diplomatic position than India. While most of the world’s major democracies have rallied to U...
By Lisa Curtis
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The upcoming defense strategy dubs Russia an ‘acute threat.’ What does that mean?
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense programs at the Center for a New American Security, agreed that the change in terminology likely reflects the ongoing war in Ukraine,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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What Does Russia Want in Ukraine?
Russia’s war in Ukraine has already racked up a serious economic toll by sending gas prices skyrocketing around the world. There is already concern from Eastern European state...
By Jim Townsend
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Chechen Wars Offer a Glimpse of Putin’s Next Move
When I see images of Mariupol’s devastation, watch footage of burnt-out Russian tanks or hear the increasingly frequent Ukrainian accounts of kidnappings and disappearances, a...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev