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Analysis of events in Ukraine
NATO’s new Strategic Concept gives short shrift to Eastern Neighborhood and Ukraine
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) new Strategic Concept, approved at the summit just held in Madrid, strongly…
Challenges to Russian arms resupply: tanks, combat aviation, artillery ammunition
After more than four months of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, open-source data confirms that the Russian Armed Forces…
The West renews its solidarity
1 July 2022 has ushered in a sea change of renewed western solidarity for international alliances. In Brussels,…
Baltic Sea as a “NATO lake” and limits to Erdogan romance: NATO Summit delivers blows to Russia
Türkiye called off its objection to NATO membership of Finland and Sweden. The Alliance is enforced with two…
How to make sanctions really painful for Russia, immediately
[editorial]Despite energy sanctions for Russia, the Kremlin made 30% more from fossil fuels than a year ago. Although…
How Russia changed its war strategy after suffering defeat in north Ukraine
I spent two weeks in Donbas, a full-scale war zone. I spoke to many military men of different…
Psycho viruses and information dumps: how Russian propaganda breaks will to resist in the Ukraine war
Information warfare is one of the main elements of modern hybrid wars, such as the war in Syria…
Why long-range Western MLRS can become a game-changer for Ukraine
It became known on 31 May that the US decided to supply multiple-rocket launchers M142 HIMARS. On the…
10 tricks Russia uses to evade sanctions
The issue of global sanctions against Russian aggression has rightly become the number two priority – just after…
The EU oil embargo is not enough. How to curb Russia’s petroeuros
The EU has imposed a partial oil embargo as part of its 6th sanctions package. Yet, between 24…
Dealing with the naval blockade of Ukraine: A diversity of views
The issue of Russia’s naval blockade of Ukrainian ports, which severely hampers the export of Ukrainian agricultural commodities,…
Inter-ethnic animosity saps effectiveness of Russia’s army in Ukraine
Russia’s 2022 re-invasion of Ukraine has damaged not only bilateral relations between the two majority–Eastern Slavic neighbors but…
Missiles and escorts: Unblocking Ukraine’s ports on the Black Sea
From the beginning of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian Black Sea Fleet moved in to block or…
Russia losing Ukraine war, equipment losses show
[editorial]Graphs from the Oryx visually-confirmed database of equipment losses show why Russia is losing the war in Ukraine,…
Battle of Donbas: Russian attempt to encircle Ukrainian troops, in maps
Russia’s war against Ukraine is now the hottest in the battle of Donbas. Ukraine is counterattacking in northern…
NATO: Collective Defense or Collective Denial?
NATO will support Ukraine until its complete victory over Russia and assumes that Russia’s war against Ukraine will…
Tribunal for Putin: a guide to holding Russia’s leadership accountable for war crimes in Ukraine
Condemnations throughout the international community increasingly characterize Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal responsible for…
Not enough weapons, not enough Russian sanctions: opinion poll
The ninth national poll conducted by the Sociological Group “Rating” on 26 April 2022, showed that 80% of…
Russian propaganda escalates, laying ground for nuclear strike
While continuing its armed assault on the battlefields of Donbas, the Kremlin is boosting its attacks against Ukraine…
Ukrainian scholar: It’s time for the West to cut off academic ties with Russia
From the first days of the invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian scholars have been in contact with their Western…