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The Underground Economy of Amber: A Destabilizing Threat to Ukraine

December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Amber, Conflict, Corruption, mining, opinion, Russia, Trade, Ukraine

Photo description: Raw amber overlapped by the Ukrainian flag (Photo credit: Hans Splinter, CC BY-ND) By Nicole Kalczynski The sociopolitical

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Part IV: Letters from the Future

April 5, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Russia, U.S. foreign Policy, war, war preparedness

by Edder Zarate This four-part series imagines the possible scenario of a future war between Russians and Western forces. In Part I,

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What Comes Next in Venezuela?

March 29, 2019March 30, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Conflict, humanitarian aid, Maduro, mediation, protest, U.S. foreign Policy, Venezuela

by Michael Dombrowski  For weeks, Venezuela has been caught in a political crisis between the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and

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Soviet Jews: The Answer to the LGBTQI Chechen Crisis?

March 25, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Chechnya, Human Rights, LGBT, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S. foreign Policy

by Sushant Naidu  In 2017, Chechen authorities detained, beat, tortured, and even killed gay Chechens. In 2019, it’s happening again.

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Melting Arctic: Implications for the 21st Century

March 22, 2019March 23, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Arctic Drilling, Climate Change, Conflict, cooperation

by Ziad Al-Achkar “The future of the region will be governed by how serious and effective the global response to

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The “Iron Curtain” is Close to Falling Over the Russian Internet and the United States Cannot Be Silent

March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments censorship, cyber security, freedom of speech, internet, Russia, U.S. foreign Policy

by Katherine Landes  Last week, the threat to freedom of expression, information, and privacy in Russia intensified further as the

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Lessons from the Future: Part III

February 19, 2019April 5, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments analysis, Bulgaria, Foreign Policy, Romania, Russia, strategy, Ukraine, war, Western allies

by Edder Zarate This four-part series imagines the possible scenario of a future war between Russians and Western forces. In Part

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Part II of Lessons from the Future:

February 1, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Baltic states, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Turkey, war

by Edder Zarate This four-part series imagines the possible scenario of a future war between Russians and Western forces. In

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Part I of Lessons From the Future: The Strategic Importance of Romania and Bulgaria and Turkey’s Alliance in Defeating Russia

January 25, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments allies, Global war strategy, Russia, war

by Edder Zarate This four-part series imagines the possible scenario of a future war between Russias and Western forces. In

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Three Reasons the U.S. Should Be Paying Closer Attention to Events in Ukraine

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments civil society, Cold War, International Law, Russia, sovereignty, Soviet bloc, U.S. foreign Policy, Ukraine

by Katherine Landes  In late February 2014, three months of Euromaidan protests in Kyiv’s Independence Square brought a pro-Western government

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