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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>
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Russia Unlikely to Walk Away from Ukraine Agreements, but Tense Times Lie Ahead
Commentary, 5 September 2018
Emily Ferris
The recent assassination of a rebel leader in Ukraine spotlights the region’s murky realities, but probably won’t influence the current political stalemate over the Ukraine crisis.
Tags: RUSI International, Ukraine, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Ukraine Five Years On: Enduring Challenges
Commentary, 24 August 2018
Adam Coffey
Today, Friday 24 August, Ukraine holds its fifth Independence Day parade since the Maidan revolution. Five years on, the country still holds a unique position as a key geopolitical challenge for many alliances and governments around the world.
Tags: NATO, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, National Security
Book Review: Putin’s War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime
RUSI Journal, 26 July 2018
Adam Coffey
Adam Coffey reviews Putin’s War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime, by Taras Kuzio
Tags: Ukraine, Russia
Ukraine: The Next Twelve Months
Newsbrief, 29 May 2018
Adam Coffey
Never known for being a predictable place, the next year in Ukrainian politics will be coloured by the continuing war in the Donbas, the 2019 elections, attempts at reforming a deeply corrupted society and advancing the country’s NATO aspirations.
Tags: NATO, Ukraine, National Security, Organised Crime
Ukraine Declares ‘Anti-Terrorist Operation in the Donbas’ Officially Over: What Does That Mean?
Commentary, 16 May 2018
Adam Coffey
A recent change in the way Ukraine describes the separatist conflict on its territory is not just about branding; it is also about the search for a more successful strategy
Tags: Ukraine, Global Security Issues
The Divergent Ukraine: Shifting Away From Russia’s Orbit
Commentary, 2 March 2018
Ostap Kushnir
Ukraine’s current fight against Russian aggression carries deep historic resonances which we ignore at our peril.
Tags: Ukraine, RussiaPages
Russia Unlikely to Walk Away from Ukraine Agreements, but Tense Times Lie Ahead
Commentary, 5 September 2018Emily Ferris
The recent assassination of a rebel leader in Ukraine spotlights the region’s murky realities, but probably won’t influence the current political stalemate over the Ukraine crisis.
RUSI International, Ukraine, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Ukraine Five Years On: Enduring Challenges
Commentary, 24 August 2018Adam Coffey
Today, Friday 24 August, Ukraine holds its fifth Independence Day parade since the Maidan revolution. Five years on, the country still holds a unique position as a key geopolitical challenge for many alliances and governments around the world.
NATO, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, National Security
Ukraine Declares ‘Anti-Terrorist Operation in the Donbas’ Officially Over: What Does That Mean?
Commentary, 16 May 2018Adam Coffey
A recent change in the way Ukraine describes the separatist conflict on its territory is not just about branding; it is also about the search for a more successful strategy
Ukraine, Global Security Issues
The Divergent Ukraine: Shifting Away From Russia’s Orbit
Commentary, 2 March 2018Ostap Kushnir
Ukraine’s current fight against Russian aggression carries deep historic resonances which we ignore at our peril.
Ukraine, Russia
Russia and NATO – Eroding the Foundation of Relations
Commentary, 8 July 2016Igor Sutyagin
The NATO–Russia Founding Act is the most important legal instrument governing relations between the Alliance and Moscow. Unfortunately, it is not working, and Russia has violated the Act on numerous occasions.
NATO, Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia, GeorgiaPages
Book Review: Putin’s War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime
RUSI Journal, 26 July 2018Adam Coffey
Adam Coffey reviews Putin’s War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime, by Taras Kuzio
RUSI Journal, Ukraine, Russia
Ukraine: The Next Twelve Months
Newsbrief, 29 May 2018Adam Coffey
Never known for being a predictable place, the next year in Ukrainian politics will be coloured by the continuing war in the Donbas, the 2019 elections, attempts at reforming a deeply corrupted...
NATO, Newsbrief, Ukraine, National Security, Organised Crime
Defending Europe by Arming Ukraine
Newsbrief, 9 February 2018Ihor Kozak and Lubomyr Luciuk
Overturning its policy of supplying Ukraine with strictly non-lethal military aid, the US will soon supply the Ukrainian military with much-anticipated anti-tank guided missiles. However, will this...
Newsbrief, Ukraine, Russia, Global Security Issues
Book Review: Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia
RUSI Journal, 13 December 2017Sarah Lain
Sarah Lain reviews Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia, by Samuel Charap and Timothy J Colton.
RUSI Journal, NATO, Ukraine, European Union, Russia, International Institutions, Europe
Defining Contemporary Russian Warfare: Beyond the Hybrid Headline
RUSI Journal, 3 April 2017Robert Seely
For Moscow, warfare extends well beyond the battlefield.
RUSI Journal, Ukraine, Russia, Information, Land Forces, EuropePages
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
Take the Money and Run: The Role of Asset Confiscation Under the New Serious and Organised Crime Strategy
Social Media and Social Problems: A Complex Link
India and Russia: Ties that Bind