Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Interview – Andreas Umland
Andreas Umland reflects on the Russia-Ukraine war, the long-term implications of Western sanctions against Russia, and a potential military deterrence against escalation.
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Putin’s Test for the West
The world is more complicated than it was a decade ago when scholars ruminated on the capacity of International Relations Theory to understand or reflect what was happening in it.
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Putin’s Russia: Violence, Power and Another 12 Years
Putin can remain in office until 2036, when he will turn 84, but he will preside over a state with fewer people and dwindling resources.
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Putin’s Illusions and Ukraine’s Reality: Myth vs Westward Integration
Putin’s vision of reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia is flawed and demonstrates his intransigence.
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Russia’s Internet Research Agency and Cyberwarfare
The Internet Research Agency was a key agent in a Russian disinformation campaign that targeted American voters in the 2016 presidential election.
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Post-Putin Russia: Five Potential Pathways
Putinism without Putin is the most likely post-status quo pathway for Russia, but this will be difficult to sustain.
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Opinion – A Psychological Perspective on Putin’s War with Ukraine
In Putin’s case, his identity, personality, and desire to leave a legacy, coupled with other factors, make him more susceptible to using nuclear weapons.
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Opinion – The West’s Mental Lockdown over Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Can the West really not hang together discussing a more complex narrative in which Russia’s concerns do not constitute just cause for atrocities, but may nevertheless have some basis?
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Returning to Realism: The Other Face of the Ukraine Crisis
An upgrade in US thinking to view Russia as a contemporary country with present-day policy goals as opposed to just an irredentist dying regime should be considered.
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Ignore the Paradox: Russia, Ukraine, and Nuclear Deterrence
There is no empirical evidence that the assumption of emboldened and risk-acceptant conventional conflict behavior of Russia is in some way caused by, or protected by, MAD.