A Mobilization That Doesn’t Speak Its Name?
[Editor’s note: Context — A draft amendment could allow Russia to call up its reservists (around 2 million men) and
“Moldova Is Following Ukraine’s Path”
[Editor’s note: Context — On 8 October, Moldova adopted a national defense strategy aimed at strengthening the country’s integration
Accepting Ukraine’s Accession to NATO
[Editor’s note: The prominence of such an analysis may seem surprising in a journal whose editor-in-chief is Fyodor Lukyanov
Russia–Georgia: A Difficult Normalization
[Editor’s note: Context — On 4 October, the “Georgian Dream” party won a large victory in Georgia’s local elections
No Peace Without the Demilitarization of Ukraine
Dmitri Suslov argues that the prospect of resolving the conflict following the U.S.–Russia talks in Alaska is no
Potential Targets of Russian Nuclear Strikes
[Editor’s note: Context — In early October, Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of selling Tomahawk missiles to European countries. This
Combating the “Ghost Fleet”: Consequences for Oil Companies
Editor’s note: Context — the interception off the French coast of a tanker suspected of circumventing Western sanctions, followed by
Saving the Nuclear Arms Control Regime
According to Alexei Arbatov, Director of the IMEMO Center for Security Studies, the New START Treaty appears unlikely to be
Ukraine: Russian Air Superiority and the Risk of Escalation
Vassili Kashin believes that the dynamics on the Ukrainian front are favorable to Russia: the country’s industrial and technological
