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<h3><em>Latest analysis on the unfolding crisis in Ukraine and Eastern Europe.</em></h3>
<h2><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="Russia Military Options Against Ukraine" src="http://www.rusi.org/images/library/LI533EECAD480BB.jpg" alt="Russia Military Options Against Ukraine" width="200" height="152" />Latest Briefing</h2>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N533EEE036731B/#.Uz7vg-Bbwrw">Possible Military Strategies Against Ukraine</a><br /></strong><em>Based on current knowledge, expert insight and research, RUSI has published a briefing setting out four military scenarios that now have to be factored into the political calculations for Russian and Ukranian militaries.</em></p>
<p><em>Scroll down for the latest analysis.</em></p>

The Long and Arduous Road: Ukraine Updates Its National Security Strategy
Commentary, 16 October 2020
Taras Kuzio
Ukraine’s latest national security strategy document is yet another step in the country’s decades-long struggle to uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Tags: Ukraine, National Security
‘The Battle of Narratives’: Coronavirus and the EU Infodemic
Commentary, 11 May 2020
Wendy He
In addressing the coronavirus pandemic, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, described how a ‘global battle of narratives’ is taking place. Is the Task Force created by the EU to engage in this battle up to the task?
Tags: China, Ukraine, Coronavirus, European Union, Russia, Europe
"The government’s failure to take action may prove costly, both to public health and politically, as presidential elections loom in August. Lukashenko and his allies are seeking to take control of the narrative, attempting to cast themselves as sensible decision-makers compared with a supposedly panicky response in Russia.
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Borders, Blunders, And Bluster
In The News, 17 April 2020 Tags: Ukraine
Destruction of Ukrainian Jet in Iranian Airspace: An Avoidable Crisis Morphing into an Avoidable Tragedy
Commentary, 10 January 2020
Justin Bronk
Piecing together the evidence for the tragedy
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, Iran, Ukraine, Global Security Issues
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Commentary, 6 December 2019
Neil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
Tags: International Security Studies, Ukraine, Russia
Book Review: Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019
Adam Coffey
Adam Coffey reviews Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, by Lawrence Freedman.
Tags: Ukraine, RussiaPages

The Long and Arduous Road: Ukraine Updates Its National Security Strategy
Commentary, 16 October 2020Taras Kuzio
Ukraine’s latest national security strategy document is yet another step in the country’s decades-long struggle to uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ukraine, National Security
‘The Battle of Narratives’: Coronavirus and the EU Infodemic
Commentary, 11 May 2020Wendy He
In addressing the coronavirus pandemic, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, described how a ‘global battle of narratives’ is taking place. Is the Task Force created by the EU to engage in this battle up to the task?
China, Ukraine, Coronavirus, European Union, Russia, Europe
Destruction of Ukrainian Jet in Iranian Airspace: An Avoidable Crisis Morphing into an Avoidable Tragedy
Commentary, 10 January 2020Justin Bronk
Piecing together the evidence for the tragedy
Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, Iran, Ukraine, Global Security Issues
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Commentary, 6 December 2019Neil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
International Security Studies, Ukraine, Russia
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National SecurityPages

Book Review: Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Adam Coffey
Adam Coffey reviews Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, by Lawrence Freedman.
RUSI Journal, Ukraine, Russia
The Surkov Leaks: The Inner Workings of Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine
Occasional Papers, 16 July 2019Alya Shandra and Robert Seely
An analysis of leaked emails from the Kremlin provides fresh insights on Russia's activities in Ukraine.
Occasional Papers, Ukraine, Russia, Information, Intelligence, Europe
Roundtable Discussion on Disinformation in Ukraine
Conference Reports, 15 July 2019Ewan Lawson
A report on a recent roundtable analysing how disinformation may be having an impact on Ukrainian politics.
Military Sciences, Ukraine, Conference Reports, Information, Europe
Beyond Passportisation in Eastern Ukraine: President Zelenskiy is Put to the Test
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 July 2019Sébastien Gobert
How newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy responds to Moscow’s provision of Russian passports to residents in occupied Donbas will not only set the tone for his administration’s...
RUSI Newsbrief, Ukraine, Russia, Global Security Issues
Russia’s Continued Aggression Against Ukraine: Illegal Actions in the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Stephen Lewis
The state of conflict imposes specific international legal rights and obligations on both Russia and Ukraine.
RUSI Journal, Ukraine, RussiaPages

Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance for the UK
Conference, 8 October 2018RUSI and The Atlantic Council together with the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce are holding a one-day conference in London to look at current developments in Ukraine, and their implications for...
RUSI International, Ukraine, UK, Global Security Issues

"The government’s failure to take action may prove costly, both to public health and politically, as presidential elections loom in August. Lukashenko and his allies are seeking to take control of the narrative, attempting to cast themselves as sensible decision-makers compared with a supposedly panicky response in Russia. "
Borders, Blunders, And Bluster
In The News, 17 April 2020 Tags: Ukraine
""Martial law was an attempt to demonstrate that Ukraine could and would respond, without provoking further escalation. In that sense it succeeded and did not need to remain in effect.""
Ukraine's martial law is over — but there's no end in sight to tensions with Russia
In The News, 29 December 2018 Tags: Military Sciences, Ukraine
Iran in the South Caucasus: Adjustment and Evolution
Rose Roth, language and youth
The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club