Taking the Pulse: This Year’s Good and the Coming Bad and Ugly
As the year draws to a close, experts reflect on the positives of 2024 and share their concerns for 2025.*
· December 19, 2024
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Waiting for a Theory of Victory in Ukraine
A high-level conversation on the strategy in the war in Ukraine and where it is headed.
Russia's Program of Coerced Adoption of Ukraine's Children
Among the many crimes committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are large-scale efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
New Report Documents Russia’s Systematic Program of Coerced Adoption and Fostering of Ukraine’s Children
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab reveals evidence of Russia’s system of coerced deportation and naturalization, reeducation, fostering, and adoption of Ukrainian children.
A Table for Five: What to Expect From Each Player at Ukraine Peace Talks
Ukraine, the United States, NATO, and Russia each must come away from the negotiations with something of value—regarding security, economics, and the oh-so-important political coin, saving face.
Lawfare Daily: A Ukraine Update with Eric Ciaramella and Anastasiia Lapatina
Despite the Russian launch of a new ballistic missile against Ukraine, the ATACMS not being a game-changer, and a front that is eroding in several key areas, Ukrainians are actually optimistic about the incoming Trump administration.
Is the War in Ukraine Escalating or Headed Toward an Endgame?
Allowing Ukraine to use U.S. Atacms missiles for deep strikes may be worth the risk if it hastens negotiations.
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