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Dara Massicot
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

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Dara Massicot is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her work focuses on defense and security issues in Russia and Eurasia.

Prior to joining Carnegie, Massicot was a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and senior analyst for Russian military capabilities at the Department of Defense. She has published extensively on Russian military capabilities, modernization efforts, and strategy, and is a preeminent expert on the Russo-Ukrainian War.

She holds an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and B.A.s in Russian Language and Literature and Peace, War, and Defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


education
M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, B.A., Russian Language and Literature and Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
languages
Russian

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Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Where Are We Headed?

Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella join Aaron David Miller to discuss Ukraine's Kursk offensive and what this means for the future of Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Where Are We Headed?
September 17, 2024

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages in conversation with Carnegie’s own Dara Massicot and Eric Ciaramella to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine and its future.

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Russian Military Reconstitution: 2030 Pathways and Prospects

As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstitution progress in the years ahead.

· September 12, 2024
How Are Russia and Ukraine Adapting to the Kursk Incursion?

Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Dara Massicot, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, and independent researcher Alexey Gusev to discuss the unprecedented turn of events at the frontline following Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

In The Media
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Russia's Post-War Military Recruiting Strategy

A discussion on how Russian will recruit the next generation of professional enlisted soldiers and officers.

· August 29, 2024
The Insider (War on the Rocks)
In The Media
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Kyiv's Incursion into Kursk 'Shows that Ukraine Understands the Russians,' Says Defense Expert

A conversation about the state of the battlefield in Ukraine and Russia.

· August 26, 2024
CNN
In The Media
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Russia's Post-War Military Recruiting Strategy Emerges

After the war in Ukraine freezes or ends, the Russian military will begin a long-term effort to regenerate equipment and personnel. 

· August 16, 2024
War on the Rocks
In The Media
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What Ukraine's Incursion into Russia Means for the War

After a surprise incursion into the Russian Kursk region a week ago, Ukrainian troops are digging in to hold onto territory there. Russia will likely send reinforcements in the coming days to try to push the Ukrainian forces out.

· August 13, 2024
Here & Now (WBUR)
In The Media
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Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What do We Know? Part 1

A conversation on the recent Kursk Offensive.

· August 9, 2024
The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman (War on the Rocks)
In The Media
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Here's what we know about Ukraine's military offensive in Russia

Ukraine is on day four of a surprise attack on Kursk, some 330 miles south of Moscow. Videos are emerging of burned out Russian vehicles, Russians surrendering and long lines of Russian cars fleeing.

· August 9, 2024
All Things Considered (NPR)