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We Have Reached the Point of Maximum Russian Danger

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POLITICO
Ivo H. Daalder

"Putin still retains the ultimate option—using a nuclear weapon," warns Ivo Daalder in POLITICO.

Members of the Wagner Group military company load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don
AP Photos
Defense and Security

How Wagner's Rebellion Impacts Support for Ukraine

In the News
MSNBC: Inside with Jen Psaki
Ivo H. Daalder

Does Prigozhin's mutiny underscore an essential weakness for Vladimir Putin? Council President Ivo Daalder weighs in with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.

Screenshot of Jen Psaki at left wearing green and gesturing and Ivo Daalder at right in front of beige hotel room with red cushion. US Foreign Policy

Internal Military Rift in Russia

In the News
MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"We need to be very clear that there will be truly serious consequences if [Putin] escalates this conflict," Council President Ivo Daalder tells Alicia Menendez.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder at right speaking on MSNBC next to footage of Putin at left. US Foreign Policy

Taiwan's Fate Doesn't Hang on Defeating Russia in Ukraine

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"While defeat for Ukraine would be plenty bad, it would not have grave implications outside of Europe," Paul Poast argues.

US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska at Mariinsky Palace
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Global Politics

What Are Sanctions—and Do They Work?

Video Series
Featured Video

Research Associate Ethan Kessler explains the benefits and drawbacks of what’s become a major US foreign policy tool.

Ethan Kessler speaks in front of a window US Foreign Policy

Why the Goals of the War Look Different in Kyiv

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

While many in the West see the outcome of the war as determined by military action and shifts in battlefield positions, in Ukraine, long term integration with the West is the most important goal.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 20, 2023.
AP Photos
Defense and Security

Sudan Crisis and the Wagner Group's Influence in Africa

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ryan Heath, Yvonne Murray, and Giles Whittell join guest host Deborah Amos to discuss the week's top news stories.

Wagner Group centre in St Petersburg
Reuters
Global Politics

Russian Public Support for Military Action in Ukraine Holds Steady

BLOG
Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

While more Russians say Moscow should start negotiations than continue fighting, their aim may be to solidify gains rather than making real compromises for peace.

A man walks through Red Square on a rainy day in Moscow
Reuters
Public Opinion

Odds of NATO-Russia War Rising

In the News
GZERO
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO doesn't see Russia as a threat, it sees it as its enemy, argues Council President Ivo Daalder.

Ivo Daalder (R) and Ian Bremmer (L) sit facing each other on stools in front of a red couch and windows. US Foreign Policy

Pentagon Document Leaks Foreshadow a Long War in Ukraine

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The leaked documents underscore how the war in Ukraine is truly a multilateral war, and the West a co-belligerent," Paul Poast writes.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley hold a news conference
Reuters
Defense and Security