Russia, corruption and the dark side of the Beautiful Game By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 22 June, 2015 Jeremy Kinsman reflects on politics, money, and lies. And where sport sits in the middle of it all.
Europe and Russia: A tale of two pipelines By: Robert M. Cutler , / 11 June, 2015 Russia is betting on a new flow of gas into Europe to reassert economic power and political prestige.
Is NATO Ready for Putin? By: Stephen Saideman , / 4 May, 2015 Political hurdles hold NATO back — how convenient for Russian tactics.
Chris Alexander’s fantasy Cold War By: Christopher Westdal , / 30 March, 2015 The immigration minister seems to think of Russia as a sort of boogeyman threatening world peace and security. He’s wrong.
Ukraine: on the edge of peace or catastrophe? By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 5 March, 2015 How did we get to this point in eastern Ukraine? And how can we prevent it from escalating further?
A good man goes down: Remembering Boris Nemtsov By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 3 March, 2015 As Russians mourn the murdered opposition leader, Jeremy Kinsman reflects on what his death symbolizes in the country’s battle for democracy.
A ceasefire in Ukraine: complex, but absolutely vital By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 12 February, 2015 There is no military solution to the conflict, argues Jeremy Kinsman.
Minsk Summit on Ukraine: Great Power Politics, Local Realities By: Peter Harris , / 11 February, 2015 The proposal to turn Ukraine into a neutral buffer state ignores one key player: the people of Ukraine.
The Petroleum Factor By: John Foster , / 30 January, 2015 Are oil and gas being left out of current conflict narratives? By John Foster.
Ukraine and the Limits of Power By: Stephen Saideman , / 24 November, 2014 To confront Putin, we need consensus. And when the politics are so different, consensus is mighty hard to achieve, says Steve Saideman.
Brisbane G20: Small Successes, Big Disappointments By: John Kirton , / 18 November, 2014 John Kirton on how the G20 leaders failed to confront and control today’s central global challenges.
Remembering ‘our moon walk, our JFK moment’ – the end of the Berlin Wall By: Jennifer L Jenkins , / 10 November, 2014 Jennifer Jenkins reflects on what the fall of the Berlin Wall meant 25 years ago.
Berlin’s joy: unprecedented, a bit naive and yes, justified By: Jeremy Kinsman , / 10 November, 2014 Russia may still be an antagonist for Western governments, but the end of the Cold War was the start of something much bigger.
Finding a solution for Ukraine: Who’d want to be a buffer state? By: Peter Harris , / 8 October, 2014 To propose such an idea would require significant meddling in the country’s domestic politics, argues Peter Harris.
Has NATO become a threat to world peace? By: Ramesh Thakur , / 11 September, 2014 The alliance has taken on decidedly imperialist hues of late, says Ramesh Thakur. But poking the Russian bear amounts to strategic idiocy.
The Return of Assertive, Authoritarian Russia By: David Meadows , / 3 September, 2014 David Meadows on the post-Soviet liberal Russia that never was.
NATO in Wales: What to expect at this week’s summit By: Stephen Saideman , / 2 September, 2014 With the Rapid Reaction Force initiative, is NATO confusing hope with a plan? By Steve Saideman.
Containing the Russian Convoy By: David Meadows , / 18 August, 2014 David Meadows explains the historical pattern behind Moscow’s motives in Ukraine.
Ukraine: Fighting For Fields of Debris By: Christopher Westdal , / 29 July, 2014 Any victory Russia might achieve in Ukraine would surely be Pyrrhic, says Christopher Westdal. It is time for Moscow to cut its losses.
Protecting the Arctic Council from Crimean Flu By: Vanessa Gastaldo , / 24 July, 2014 Whatever issues Canada may have with Russia elsewhere in the world, the Arctic is no place to air them, argues Vanessa Gastaldo.