Policymakers must learn from past mistakes as they work to deter state actors from practicing hostage diplomacy.Read more...
Policymakers must learn from past mistakes as they work to deter state actors from practicing hostage diplomacy.Read more...
Sanctions against Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom have been proposed in Congress and could U.S.-Türkiye Relations if implemented.Read more...
Finland and Georgia have struggled to process the significant increase in migration from Russia they have experienced since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Resolving this issue will require a new approach. Read more...
Last Wednesday, the Parliament of Georgia heard a draft of a new 'foreign agent' bill and was met with significant protest as upwards of 10,000 people stood in front of their Capitol building to rally against its passage. Read more...
This month Putin engaged the Russian people in an "election" meant to distract from Ukraine and portray his universal support, whether it existed or not. Although the official results gave Putin a 87% win over his chosen opponents, many observers question the outcome as they witnessed election fraud and new tactics of election engineering. Read more...
The overall impact of fraudulent activity remains difficult to quantify, but a growing body of research is finding that Russia is undermining American oil sanctions through nuanced networks of subsidiaries, unregulated fleets, and falsified contracts.Read more...
India has remained strategically neutral on key geopolitical divides in the 21st century, prioritizing economic growth over great power alignment. Shifting global dynamics, including tighter sanctions on Russia and resurfacing conflicts in the Middle East, present a new opportunity for the United States to strengthen its strategic partnership with the world’s most populous democracy. Read more...
A timeline from the end of the Cold War to today shows how quickly Russia’s fledgling democratic experiment was ended and Russian autocracy returned.Read more...
In the ongoing war in Ukraine, foreign aid is becoming politically entangled in both EU and American politics. Funding for Ukraine from its two biggest donors, the U.S. and EU, has been trapped in political battles since October and December respectively.Read more...