The Sanctions Boomerang
Guest post by Branislav L. Slantchev Ever since Russia escalated the crisis in Ukraine with the annexation of…
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Coding Crisis in Civil-Military Relations
By Steve Saideman Tom Ricks argued recently that there is a fundamental problem in American civil-military relations: “We…
Will Crimea Usher in a New Interventionist Order?
By Lionel Beehner Maybe Vladimir Putin is onto something. Last week he boldly claimed to a cheering throng…
Is Crimea’s Ethnic Conflict Banal?
By Will H. Moore Fourteen years ago John Mueller published a provocative, and in my view, valuable article…
The Annexation Vexation
Guest post by Boaz Atzili To annex or not to annex? That is Putin’s question. Such a question, of…
Friday Reverse Puzzler: Secession, Recognition, and Ukrainian Politics
By Bridget Coggins Many Fridays we take a single puzzling question on contemporary political violence and take a…
A Not-So-Bad Solution to Syria
By Barbara F. Walter One of the tragedies of the Syrian civil war is that there appear to…
Boarding Up Windows of Opportunity in Ukraine
By Andrew Kydd Is Ukraine destined for partition or even war? Powerful forces are driving the situation in that…
What’s Putin Up To?
By Andrew Kydd Russian troops have moved into the Crimean peninsula, but Vladimir Putin is running silent as Clarence…
Let’s Play the NATO Game
By Steve Saideman Lots of folks are hoping for NATO to do something to stop Putin in Crimea. As…