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New Report! Russia’s Force-Generation Strategy After the Duma Elections
This new report evaluates Russia’s post-election military manpower crisis, demonstrating Putin is more likely to launch a covert, phased call-up rather…
Aug 7
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Kazakhstan's Novorossiysk Crisis
Ukrainian drone attacks on the Black Sea port in Novorossiysk have disrupted tanker loadings, forcing production cuts in Kazakhstan and exposing its…
Jul 28
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War of the Convoys: Competing Strategies in the Struggle for Mali
Mali's military regime and Russian allies face a severe rebel offensive by allied Tuareg separatists and jihadists, whose widespread attacks and…
Jul 27
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Reconciliation on Baku's Terms: Azerbaijan and Russia Normalize Relations
Faced with declining influence in the South Caucasus, a desperate Moscow normalized relations on Baku’s terms, seeking critical access to the…
Jul 24
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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 12
BRIEFS China Blocks Putin’s Stalled Mega-Icebreaker Project Over Sanctions Fears
Jul 23
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"We are in Trouble": General Ivashov Sounds the Alarm on Russia's Decline Under Putin
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Oct 2, 2024
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New Report! Fractured Strategy: A Systems View of Russia’s Early Failure in Ukraine
Aug 25, 2025
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Unlocking the Dnipro: The Struggle for the Kinburn Spit
May 13, 2025
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With an Eye on Tartus: Russia Recalibrates Its Strategy in Post-Assad Syria
Following the fall of the Assad regime, Moscow remains an important partner for Damascus, eager to preserve its presence in its former Syrian bases at…
Jul 20
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Türkiye and Japan Forge Closer Ties in Defense Cooperation and Drone Technologies
by Vusal Guliyev
Jul 15
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Russia's Drive to Weaponize a State-Directed AI Ecosystem: From Digital Modernization to Military Mobilization
By Sergey Sukhankin
Jul 13
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Saratoga Launches New Research Initiative on Cognitive Warfare
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Jul 10
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Circassians Take Lead in Defending Last Vestige of Federalism and Autonomy in Russia
By Paul Goble
Jul 8
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Eurasia Outlook
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New Report! Russia’s Force-Generation Strategy After the Duma Elections
This new report evaluates Russia’s post-election military manpower crisis, demonstrating Putin is more likely to launch a covert, phased call-up rather…
Aug 7
8
4
Kazakhstan's Novorossiysk Crisis
Ukrainian drone attacks on the Black Sea port in Novorossiysk have disrupted tanker loadings, forcing production cuts in Kazakhstan and exposing its…
Jul 28
5
4
War of the Convoys: Competing Strategies in the Struggle for Mali
Mali's military regime and Russian allies face a severe rebel offensive by allied Tuareg separatists and jihadists, whose widespread attacks and…
Jul 27
4
3
Reconciliation on Baku's Terms: Azerbaijan and Russia Normalize Relations
Faced with declining influence in the South Caucasus, a desperate Moscow normalized relations on Baku’s terms, seeking critical access to the…
Jul 24
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Kremlin Strategic Failure
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New Report! How the Russian General Staff Conducts Wargames
Operational Rehearsal, Military Science, and the Politics of Strategic Learning
May 21
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New Report! Leviathan: Russian Strategic Culture and the Structural Sources of Military Failure
By Roger N. McDermott
Mar 10
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New Report! Escalation by Design: Russian Objectives in Ukraine — Proxy Warfare to Invasion (2014–22)
by Roger N. McDermott
Feb 17
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New Report! The War-Laboratory: Ukraine and the Future of Russian Warfighting
by Roger N. McDermott
Oct 2, 2025
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Kitaizatsiya: China's Expanding Role in Russia
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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 12
BRIEFS China Blocks Putin’s Stalled Mega-Icebreaker Project Over Sanctions Fears
Jul 23
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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 11
Briefs Russian Z Bloggers Turn Critical of Moscow’s China Policy
Jun 29
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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 10
BRIEFS Pipeline in Limbo: Putin Fails to Convince Xi for 5th Time in 4 Years to Back Power of Siberia-2 Gas Project
May 22
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Kitaizatsiya: China in Russia, Newsletter, Issue No. 9
BRIEFS Moscow Sees a Major Surge in Chinese Real Estate Purchases
Apr 24
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