Russia

Jeremy Kinsman reflects on politics, money, and lies. And where sport sits in the middle of it all.

Russia is betting on a new flow of gas into Europe to reassert economic power and political prestige.

Political hurdles hold NATO back — how convenient for Russian tactics.

The immigration minister seems to think of Russia as a sort of boogeyman threatening world peace and security. He’s wrong.

How did we get to this point in eastern Ukraine? And how can we prevent it from escalating further?

As Russians mourn the murdered opposition leader, Jeremy Kinsman reflects on what his death symbolizes in the country’s battle for democracy.

There is no military solution to the conflict, argues Jeremy Kinsman.

The proposal to turn Ukraine into a neutral buffer state ignores one key player: the people of Ukraine.

Are oil and gas being left out of current conflict narratives? By John Foster.

To confront Putin, we need consensus. And when the politics are so different, consensus is mighty hard to achieve, says Steve Saideman.

John Kirton on how the G20 leaders failed to confront and control today’s central global challenges.

Jennifer Jenkins reflects on what the fall of the Berlin Wall meant 25 years ago.

Russia may still be an antagonist for Western governments, but the end of the Cold War was the start of something much bigger.

To propose such an idea would require significant meddling in the country’s domestic politics, argues Peter Harris.

The alliance has taken on decidedly imperialist hues of late, says Ramesh Thakur. But poking the Russian bear amounts to strategic idiocy.

David Meadows on the post-Soviet liberal Russia that never was.

With the Rapid Reaction Force initiative, is NATO confusing hope with a plan? By Steve Saideman.

David Meadows explains the historical pattern behind Moscow’s motives in Ukraine.

Any victory Russia might achieve in Ukraine would surely be Pyrrhic, says Christopher Westdal. It is time for Moscow to cut its losses.

Whatever issues Canada may have with Russia elsewhere in the world, the Arctic is no place to air them, argues Vanessa Gastaldo.