The combination of Western sanctions and an oil price collapse has inflicted a great deal of pain on the Russian economy but the latest opinion polls still show 85 per cent support for Putin and there is debate over just how much of an economic collapse Russian may be facing. In this context,...
Dr Alexander Motyl challenges John Mearsheimer’s assertion that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine is purely the fault of the West, arguing that Russia’s actions have gone beyond the rational Realism that Mearshimer has posited.
Leadership Group Signals Danger of Unintended Escalation to Russia-West Military Confrontation
Richard Connolly presents a policy brief arguing that the Ukraine crisis could push Russia away from global economic integration, threatening its development.
William Potter, Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, discusses the impact that the Ukraine crisis will have on ongoing nuclear negotiations.
Özdem Sanberk explains that Russia’s attempt at annexation of Crimea upsets a balance in the region which all the sides have worked hard to create, not just over decades but indeed over centuries.