Russian officials warned Ukraine that Russia would intervene if Ukrainian forces staged an offensive on pro-Russia separatists in Donbass; the Kremlin is preparing Putin’s address to the virtual climate summit; and more in our weekly news round-up.
Few things have been more damaging to U.S. and European hopes of a “rules-based global order” than the perception that the U.S. both makes the rules and breaks them whenever it sees fit, including in cyberspace.
Nearly half of Russians and Americans believe relations will not change over the next 10 years, though more than 60 percent of Americans and Russians see areas for cooperation, according to recent polling.
News
Moscow Warns Kyiv Against Crossing Its Redlines in Donbass, Vis-À-Vis NATO as Putin Ponders Participating in Biden’s Climate Summit
April 09, 2021
Analysis
In the Wake of SolarWinds: Making and Breaking a Rules-Based Global Cyber Order
April 07, 2021
Blog
Russians, Americans Have Little Hope for Close Relations, but Believe Cooperation Is Possible
April 02, 2021
RM Staff Picks
Analysis
Punitive Response to SolarWinds Would Be Misplaced, But Cyber Deterrence Still Matters
Erica D. Borghard
The pursuit of deterrence strategies to address other types of malicious behavior in cyberspace, beyond espionage, is not a fool’s errand. Deterrence is not a one-size-fits-all concept in cyberspace—or in any other domain.
A Look at the Military Lessons of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Michael Kofman
The implications of the conflict continue to reverberate well outside the region given its potential significance for regional and great powers alike, while further spurring debates on the character of modern warfare.
Biden's pick for undersecretary of state for political affairs has held a number of positions related to the post-Soviet space. Check out our compilation for some of Nuland's observations and policy ideas regarding Russia and the U.S.-Russian relatio...
US Response to SolarWinds Cyber Penetrations: A Good Defense Is the Best Offense
Paul Kolbe
A carefully calibrated shot across the bow is appropriate in response to SolarWinds, but such responses will not stop cyber espionage or assaults. Russia is but one wolf in a growing pack of cyber predators, and the U.S. is simply too fat and easy a ...
Five Years After Russia Declared Victory in Syria: What Has Been Won?
Thomas Schaffner
Has the intervention paid off or has Obama’s 2015 prediction that the operation would end in a “quagmire” for Russia come true? An assessment of some key costs and benefits generated by Russia’s intervention in Syria.
Can the Biden Administration Get Russia Policy Right?
Thomas Graham
Whether the administration’s initial posture toward Russia will hold as it formulates the details of its policy remains to be seen. As always, there will be surprises, and Russia is a player on many issues the Biden administration will soon have to c...
Calls by US for Economic Transition in Russia From Reagan Through Trump
Aleksandra Srdanovic
Beginning with Ronald Reagan, U.S. presidents and their administrations have sought to convince the Kremlin to transition to a market economy, believing that such a transition was in America’s interest.
Online News Resources Continue to Chip at TV’s Hold on News in Russia
Daniel Shapiro
The share of Russians relying on television as a main source of news continues to decline, according to the Levada Center, while the number of those who depend on social media or internet publications for news is on the rise.
