Despite Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Xi continues to embrace a self-interested partnership with Russia.
Carnegie’s Ashley Townshend and Evan A. Feigenbaum will join Stacie Pettyjohn and William C. Greenwalt to discuss AUKUS developments and the challenges and opportunities of U.S.-Australia alliance reform.
Join Aaron David Miller as he welcomes Russian military expert Michael Kofman from CNA to discuss how the battlefield in Ukraine is shaping up in 2023.
How Russia’s invasion has upended politics and economies far away from the battlefields.
Russia’s invasion has demonstrated the grave human costs when military interests override humanitarian considerations and outpace ethical consensus.
One year after the latest stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, there is still no sign of an end to the war. Despite the unanimity in supporting Kyiv in both Europe and the United States, the political consensus on stepping up assistance is not solid enough.
Despite Tokyo’s significant commitments to increased spending, its transition may be too slow to affect U.S. military planning or to reduce the U.S. regional defense burden.
Russia has no plans to leave Syria, but is increasingly unwilling to intervene in the country’s domestic affairs, whether militarily or financially.
Blinken’s Beijing visit will be seen through a security lens, but Washington should separate its alliance from Manila from its calculations around China.
Crimea should not become an inviolable sanctuary for Russian troops, but Washington helping Ukraine to recapture — or even threaten to recapture — Crimea would be unlikely to lead to productive negotiations and could even spark a nuclear war.