What we talk about when we talk about the Minsk peace agreement.
Conflict
When It Comes to Russia, It’s Munich All Over Again – Again
After the Cold War, Europeans became accustomed to gathering in Munich each year to talk about other people’s problems. Now they are learning that fences and seas can’t keep out the rest of the world.
Russia Having Success in Hybrid War Against Germany
The German government could no longer ignore that it was the target of a full-on propaganda attack, including very public trolling by the Russian foreign minister.
Vladimir Putin Picks Turkey Over US as the Enemy in Annual Q&A
In a world of fake news and imitation politics, nobody knows what Russians really think of Putin — or how deep their loyalty lies.
Vladimir Putin Targets Turkey First, Terror Second in State-of-Russia Speech
Putin’s speech was an exercise in self-hypnosis by an autocracy incapable of rejuvenating itself.
Want to Move Your Tank Battalion to Take on a Threat? NATO’s Got a Form for That.
“What we want is like a military Schengen zone,” Lieutenant General Hodges said. “Right now refugees can move across Europe faster than military convoys.”
Bordering on War
For Putin, the Russian jet is the third downed plane to warn of the unintended consequences of armed intervention in a little more than a year.
How Putin Has Turned the Paris Attacks to His Advantage
Grabbing on to Hollande’s coattails, Putin has rediscovered Russia’s struggle against ISIS.
War Is Decided on the Battlefield. Why Peace Is Decided in Berlin.
Without even trying, Berlin has become the “it” capital of the Western world.
Syria Is the Next Arena on Vladimir Putin’s Comeback Tour
The Russian president has stepped back on center stage by appointing himself the indispensable arbiter in Syria’s civil war.
