David McCourt's "The End of Engagement: America’s China and Russia Experts and U.S. Strategy Since 1989" has produced an interesting book analyzing the “knowledge communities” shaping U.S. policy ...

NB: The next Russia Analytical Report will appear on Tuesday, Feb. 18, instead of Monday, Feb. 17, because of the U.S. Presidents' Day holiday.

The past few months have seen a number of Russia watchers echo each other’s proclamations that the Russian economy is either already collapsing or close to crumbling. Motyl is not the only Russia ...

“Ukraine: Harvard-Politologe Graham Allison glaubt an Waffenstillstand durch Donald Trump,” Michael Brächer, Der Spiegel, 02.04.25. 1 I believe this terrible [Russian-Ukrainian] war will soon come to ...

This is a summary of an interview originally published in German by Der Spiegel magazine on Feb. 4, 2025, with the headline "Ukraine: Harvard-Politologe Graham Allison glaubt an Waffenstillstand durch ...

This is a summary of an article originally published by War on the Rocks. Winter demand [for electricity in Ukraine] is 18 gigawatts, but Ukraine is currently able to generate only 12–13 gigawatts ...

As U.S.-Russia tensions deepen, nongovernmental experts have developed arms control options, hoping their joint analytical effort can inform future government actions, despite the severe divide ...

Kellogg served 36 years in the U.S. military, including periods in the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam and Cambodia, and in the 82 nd Airborne Division in the First and Second Iraq Wars. Following ...

Areas of expertise include: Russian foreign and domestic policy; party politics; political behavior; political economy; democratic backsliding in Europe; disinformation.

This is a summary of an article originally published by The National Interest. Martin Kragh is Deputy Centre Director of the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) and Senior Research ...

Russia’s deepening ties with China, Iran, and North Korea reflect a dangerous alliance targeting countries like Ukraine and Taiwan, as Putin balances claims of Russian sovereignty with a narrative of ...

China and Russia aim to reshape the global order, opposing U.S.-led alliances and values while fostering a world dominated by authoritarian powers. Though the challenge is immense, the U.S. and its ...