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The Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, Burke Chair in Strategy, Emeritus Chair in Strategy, and the International Security Program research and analyze all aspects of Russia’s domestic politics and foreign policy.

Six Days in October: Russia’s Dirty Bomb Signaling and the Return of Nuclear Crises

In fall 2022, confronted by intensifying Russian nuclear rhetoric and intercepted conversations about nuclear use in the Russian military, the United States faced what may have been its most dangerous nuclear crisis in decades.

Brief by Lachlan MacKenzie — September 3, 2024

Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?

Critical Questions by Heather Williams, Kari A. Bingen, and Lachlan MacKenzie — July 30, 2024

Debating Global South Reactions to Russian Nuclear Threats

Commentary by Heather Williams and J. Luis Rodriguez — July 30, 2024

From Cold War to Cold Wars

Commentary by Michael Kimmage — July 15, 2024

Latest Podcasts

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan on the Russia-West Prisoner Exchange, Russian Hybrid Warfare, and the Russian Émigré Community Today

Podcast Episode by Maria Snegovaya — August 12, 2024

Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?

Podcast Episode by Heather Williams, Kari A. Bingen, and Lachlan MacKenzie — July 30, 2024

Debating Global South Reactions to Russian Nuclear Threats

Podcast Episode by Heather Williams and J. Luis Rodriguez — July 30, 2024

Inside the State Department’s Cyber Strategy: A Conversation with Adam Segal

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — July 26, 2024

Past Events

The State of Russia's Defense Industry After Two Years of War and Sanctions

The Impossible State Live Podcast: A Threat Like No Other - The Russia-North Korea Alliance

The Axis of Upheaval: Capital Cable #95

The Nuclear Option: Deciphering Russia's New Space Threat

Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability with Michael Kimmage and Mary Elise Sarotte

What's Going on with North Korea-Russia Cooperation? Capital Cable #93

Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland: The Two-Year Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine in the Balance: A Battlefield Update on the War in Ukraine

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Report Launch: The Russia-Ukraine War and a Study in Analytic Failure

Dr. Eliot A. Cohen and Dr. Phillips O’Brien discuss the analytical failures before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its policy implications, and the future of military analysis.

Event — September 24, 2024

Six Days in October: Russia’s Dirty Bomb Signaling and the Return of Nuclear Crises

In fall 2022, confronted by intensifying Russian nuclear rhetoric and intercepted conversations about nuclear use in the Russian military, the United States faced what may have been its most dangerous nuclear crisis in decades.

Brief by Lachlan MacKenzie — September 3, 2024

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan on the Russia-West Prisoner Exchange, Russian Hybrid Warfare, and the Russian Émigré Community Today

This week, Maria sat down with investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. Andrei and Irina gave their analysis of the recent high-profile Russia-West prisoner swap, and also discussed the threat of Russian hybrid attacks on Western countries.

Podcast Episode by Maria Snegovaya — August 12, 2024

Debating Global South Reactions to Russian Nuclear Threats

An audio version of “Debating Global South Reactions to Russian Nuclear Threats,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Heather Williams with J. Luis Rodriguez. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Heather Williams and J. Luis Rodriguez — July 30, 2024

Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?

An audio version of “Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Heather Williams, Kari A. Bingen, and Lachlan MacKenzie. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Heather Williams, Kari A. Bingen, and Lachlan MacKenzie — July 30, 2024

Debating Global South Reactions to Russian Nuclear Threats

Russia is responsible for its nuclear saber-rattling, not the countries in the Global South. Global South countries have condemned nuclear saber-rattling publicly in regional and international forums, even if some of them have not called out Russia explicitly.

Commentary by Heather Williams and J. Luis Rodriguez — July 30, 2024

Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?

On July 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two Chinese and two Russian bombers flying near Alaska. This incident was the first of its kind and could signal a growing willingness on the part of Beijing and Moscow to test American resolve.

Critical Questions by Heather Williams, Kari A. Bingen, and Lachlan MacKenzie — July 30, 2024

Inside the State Department’s Cyber Strategy: A Conversation with Adam Segal

James Lewis and Chris Painter speak to guest Adam Segal, Senior Advisor for International Cyber and Digital Strategy Policy in The State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — July 26, 2024

From Cold War to Cold Wars

An audio version of “From Cold War to Cold Wars,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Michael Kimmage. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Michael Kimmage — July 22, 2024

From Cold War to Cold Wars

Is Ukraine an omen of war in Taiwan? Or is Ukraine a footnote to the world war that might begin in Asia? In his new book, New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West, David Sanger cuts through the confusion.

Commentary by Michael Kimmage — July 15, 2024