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The Role of AI in Russia’s Confrontation with the West
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Russian thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) development is consistent with that of other major powers that are seeking to respond to an evolving combat environment cha...
By Samuel Bendett
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Potential Russian Uses of Paramilitaries in Eurasia
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Executive Summary While much remains uncertain following the June 2023 mutiny of Russia’s Wagner Group and the August death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia will likel...
By Kimberly Marten, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Kristen Taylor
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Identifying Russian Vulnerabilities and How to Leverage Them
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Getting U.S. policy toward Russia right requires an understanding of Russia’s vulnerabilities and how to leverage them....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Richard Connolly, Siemon Wezeman, Gavin Wilde, Elina Ribakova, Benjamin Hilgenstock, Edward Fishman, Eric Ciaramella, Paul Stronski, Peter Schroeder, Timothy Frye & Maria Snegovaya
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The Russia Stability Tracker
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In February 2023—one year into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine—CNAS convened a group of leading U.S. experts on Putin’s Russia and authoritarianism to assess...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Assessing the Evolving Russian Nuclear Threat
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its nuclear rhetoric has become more permissive, more inconsistent, and more instrumental. Russia has also placed greater emphasis on milit...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Michael Kofman, Nicholas Lokker & Heli Hautala
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Charting a Transatlantic Approach to Russia
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Although the United States and Europe are not directly engaged in the war with Russia in Ukraine, Moscow clearly sees itself as being at war with the West. The United States a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Russia Stability Tracker
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In February 2023—one year into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine—CNAS convened a group of leading U.S. experts on Putin’s Russia and authoritarianism to assess...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia-China Defense Cooperation
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has been a critical test of the depth of Sino-Russian relations. Since Russia’s invasion, China has remained an essential partner for Moscow. Although ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Nicholas Lokker
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The Russia Stability Tracker
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One year into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, it is evident that the Kremlin’s military capabilities have fallen far short of Putin’s political ambitions, r...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Navigating Relations with Russia in the Arctic
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About the Transatlantic Forum on Russia This policy brief is a product of CNAS’ Transatlantic Forum on Russia, an initiative designed to spur coordination between the United S...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Lawson W. Brigham & Nicholas Lokker
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Partners, Competitors, or a Little of Both?
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Executive Summary The Arctic’s melting icecaps are changing more than the geography of the region. The diminishing sea ice and declining snow cover have allowed for new shippi...
By Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Navigating the Deepening Russia-China Partnership
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In virtually every dimension of their relationship, cooperation between Beijing and Moscow has increased....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Dangerous Synergies
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There is growing evidence that Beijing and Moscow are learning from each other and enhancing their coordination, leading to a growing convergence in their digital influence ef...
By Daniel Kliman, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Kristine Lee, Joshua Fitt & Carisa Nietsche
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Russian Motives: An Essay Exploring Russia’s Approach to Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
In this report, Benjamin F. Cumbo IV examines how Russia sees its territorial aggression in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine....
By Benjamin Cumbo & Robert D. Kaplan
