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	In the News March 21, 2022 China and Russia’s military relationship likely to deepen with Ukraine war Christian ShepherdThe Washington Post Quoted: These constraints suggest that “supplies are mostly likely in the short term — if Beijing makes the strategic decision to move even closer to Moscow,” said M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
	Analysis + Opinion March 20, 2022 Poland will propose a NATO peacekeeping mission for Ukraine at the alliance’s meeting this week. Ada PetriczkoThe New York Times Poland will formally propose a plan to organize an international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine at an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, an idea that is at odds with the alliance’s official stance and one the United States rejected on Sunday.
	Analysis + Opinion March 19, 2022 Ukraine’s celebrities are dying in the war, adding an extra dimension to the nation’s shock. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ada PetriczkoThe New York Times The war is reducing the distance between famous and ordinary Ukrainians because so many non-celebrities are making heroic sacrifices, said Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties. It has also made many people focus on issues of life and death that eclipse focus on fame.
	Analysis + Opinion March 18, 2022 Aid organizations say they are seeing signs of trafficking of people fleeing Ukraine. Ada PetriczkoThe New York Times Multinational and nongovernmental aid organizations are sounding the alarm about a potential increase in cases of sexual exploitation, human trafficking and child abuse, as the number of vulnerable people fleeing the war in Ukraine continues to rise. Neuffer Fellow Ada Petriczko reports on the risks and latest stories from the region.
	In the News March 18, 2022 The false promise of arming insurgents Lindsey O'RourkeForeign Affairs Quoted: As the political scientist Barry Posen has pointed out, “The flat and open terrain in Ukraine is largely unfavorable to guerrilla warfare. This is particularly true in southeastern Ukraine, where Russian aggression seems most likely, given the lack of mountains, forests, or swamps for insurgents to use as base camps.”
	Analysis + Opinion March 18, 2022 Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars John TirmanThe Washington Post War brutalizes ordinary people, and our instinct may be to turn our heads, if only for self-preservation. At great risk, these authors have taken it upon themselves to immortalize this grim reality, so the world will not look away. John Tirman explores five books that show the plight of civilians in wars.
	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.