Find past issues in the Russia-Ukraine War Report Card archive. July 8 update: Russian territorial gains in Ukraine over the last week slowed to 18 square miles—Russia’s lowest weekly rate since the ...

North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs: "Inside North Korea's vast operation to help Russia's war on Ukraine," Tom Balmforth and Mariano Zafra, Reuters, April 15, 2025. North Korean Troop ...

“If They Needed to Fend Off War With Russia, US Military Leaders Worry They Might Not Get There In Time,” Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post, 06.24.18: The author, Brussels bureau chief for the ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine, now nearing its 10-week mark, has been devastating, killing thousands of civilians and forcing millions to flee their homes. Thus far, this devastation has been wrought ...

In the age of attention deficit disorder politics, this week’s flare-up of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan has ensured that great powers have turned their attention to the South Caucasus.

Analysts continue to debate what confluence of factors has shaped Vladimir Putin’s decision to order the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. Some heavyweights in the world of policy ...

The election of U.S. President Donald Trump changed U.S. policy toward Ukraine from “as long as it takes” to seeking a negotiated peace settlement. These negotiations will be driven by the battlefield ...

This compilation of observations and policy ideas related to Russia by John Mearsheimer is part of Russia Matters’ “Competing Views” rubric, where we share prominent American thinkers’ takes on issues ...

Find past issues in the Russia-Ukraine War Report Card archive. Feb. 25 update: Russia gained 191 square miles of Ukraine’s territory (about 2 Martha’s Vineyard islands) in the past month. In Russia’s ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped down after a second term in 2008, making way for his protégé Dmitry Medvedev to have a stint in the Kremlin, speculation about which man was genuinely in ...

It has been eight weeks since the Russian government launched a multi-pronged offensive into Ukraine. In the north, the Russian army laid siege to Kyiv for almost a month. The operation rapidly ...

An equally confounding problem for counterterrorism analysts is the potential for violence among individuals from Central Asia residing outside their home region who have not fought in combat zones or ...