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	Analysis + Opinion March 14, 2022 In Poland, protesters demand a ban on road cargo traffic between the EU and Russia and Belarus. Ada PetriczkoNew York Times Protesters have blocked a border crossing between Poland and Belarus for several days, in an attempt to stop cargo trucks that some say are headed for Ukraine via Belarus with supplies for the Russian army.
	Analysis + Opinion March 12, 2022 Ukraine war revives anxiety about nuclear conflict Brian MacQuarrie and Maham Javaid The Boston Globe Putin has placed his country’s nuclear arsenal, the world’s largest, on high alert. And he has warned the West that joining the war in Ukraine would bring “consequences such as they have never seen in their history,” a not-so-veiled threat of nuclear conflict.
	Analysis + Opinion March 11, 2022 We call on Biden to reject reckless demands for a no-fly zone The Guardian A war that expands beyond Ukraine’s borders could also inflict damage across Europe and weaken America’s Nato allies. We call upon the administration to avoid such a gambit and continue to use appropriate diplomatic means and economic pressure to end the conflict.
	Analysis + Opinion March 11, 2022 Republicans will quit any nuclear deal with Iran, scholar predicts Mohammad MazhariTehran Times John Tirman, executive director and principal research scientist at the Center for International Studies, predicts that Republicans will pull Washington out of any possible deal with Iran inked in Vienna.
	Analysis + Opinion March 10, 2022 More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from areas near Kyiv and the city of Sumy. Ada PetriczkoThe New York Times What happened on Day 15 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: At least three cities in western and central Ukraine were hit. In besieged Mariupol, bodies are now being buried in trenches. President Biden will call for suspending normal trade relations with Russia.
	In the News March 9, 2022 Ukraine helped build China’s modern military, but when war came, Beijing chose Russia Eva Dou and Pei Lin Wu The Washington Post Quoted: “Russia is far and away the most important arms supplier to China,” said M Taylor Fravel, the director of the security studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Where Ukraine has really helped China has been in the area of jet engines, as well as some ship engines and air-to-air missiles.”
	Analysis + Opinion March 9, 2022 Pentagon says Poland’s fighter jet offer is not ‘tenable.’ Ada PetriczkoNew York Times The Pentagon on Tuesday rejected an offer from the Polish government to send its MiG-29 fighter planes to a United States air base in Germany for eventual use by Ukraine, a rare note of disunity between two NATO allies as they confront Russia.
	In the News March 8, 2022 You should be scared Andrian KreyeFeuilleton How do we respond to dystopian images and messages in the news? Roger Petersen contributes his analysis on the war in Ukraine and the weapon of fear.
	Analysis + Opinion March 8, 2022 The Russian sanctions regime and the risk of catastrophic success Erik Sand and Suzanne FreemanWar on the Rocks Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Western governments have turned to economic sanctions as their principal response. Erik Sand and Suzanne Freeman explore the potential consequences of sanctions and outcomes/responses by Putin and the West.
	Analysis + Opinion March 8, 2022 How the war in Ukraine could get much worse Emma Ashford and Joshua ShifrinsonForeign Affairs