May 15, 2020

Putin’s 20 Years in Power, with Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss lessons learned from Vladimir Putin’s time in office, how Putin views the United States, and more. Dr. Carpenter is the Managing Director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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    The Russia Stability Tracker

    In February 2023—one year into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine—the Center for a New American Security convened a group of leading U.S. experts on Putin’s Rus...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor

    • September 29, 2026
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    Hibernating Bear

    Executive Summary Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been several crises—in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Venezuela, and Iran—where Russia did not intervene ...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Peter Schroeder & Kate Johnston

    • July 21, 2026
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    Forecasting the Future of the Axis of Upheaval

    Executive Summary This report assesses the future of the “axis of upheaval”—the deepening relationships among Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—from Moscow’s perspective. T...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor

    • July 14, 2026
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    What Could Europe’s Loan to Ukraine Mean for Moscow?

    The European Union has given a preliminary green light to unblock a $AU148 billion loan for Ukraine. Jim Townsend from the Center for a New American Security says the loan is ...

    By Jim Townsend

    • April 23, 2026

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