The implications and consequences of the Russian assault on Ukraine will be felt for years, particularly in Europe but also in US-Russia relations, intensified by the 11,000 nuclear weapons the adversaries have aimed at each other. It is a perilous time, and the Center will be closely involved via analysis, advice, and informing the public. Below is recent coverage from our Russia scholars and security studies faculty on the invasion that began on February 24, 2022.
The Russo-Ukrainian war’s dangerous slide into total societal conflict
May 13, 2022
Jonathan Shimshoni and Ariel E Levite
National Interest
Starr Forum: The collapse of the Soviet empire and the seeds of the new European war
April 25, 2022 | Watch video
Featuring: Vladislav Zubok
Co-chairs: Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood
The risk of Russian chemical weapons use
April 7, 2022
Doreen Horschig
Political Violence at a Glance
Starr Forum: The wider implications of the war in Ukraine
April 4, 2022 | Watch Video
Speakers: Jacqueline Bhabha, Joel Brenner, Taylor Fravel, Roger Petersen, James Walsh
Co-chairs: Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood
Why Putin went straight for the nuclear threat
April 1, 2022
Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson
New York Times
Four EU countries expel dozens of Russian diplomats suspected of espionage.
March 29, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
A major Ukrainian internet provider reports a cyberattack.
March 28, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
After Biden's warning, how might Russian cyberattacks play out in the US?
March 25, 2022
Hiawatha Bray (Joel Brenner quoted extensively)
Boston Globe
NATO’s military presence in Eastern Europe has been building rapidly.
March 24, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Ukraine war: Experts debate NATO's role
March 22, 2022
Barry Posen and Stephen Rademaker
Munk Debates Podcast
Here’s what Western leaders need to remember about Zelensky’s emotional appeals
March 21, 2022
Roger Petersen
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Russian forces abducted four Ukrainian journalists, a union says.
March 21, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Poland will propose a NATO peacekeeping mission for Ukraine at the alliance’s meeting this week.
March 20, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Ukraine’s celebrities are dying in the war, adding an extra dimension to the nation’s shock.
March 19, 2022
Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars
March 18, 2022
John Tirman
The Washington Post
Aid organizations say they are seeing signs of trafficking of people fleeing Ukraine.
March 18, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Starr Forum: The war in Ukraine: A reporter's view
March 14, 2022 | Watch Video
Featuring: Joshua Yaffa, reporting from Ukraine; Co-chaired by Carol Saivetz and Elizabeth Wood
In Poland, protesters demand a ban on road cargo traffic between the EU and Russia and Belarus.
March 14, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Ukraine war revives anxiety about nuclear conflict
March 12, 2022
Brian MacQuarrie and Maham Javaid
Boston Globe
We call on Biden to reject reckless demands for a no-fly zone
March 11, 2022
Barry Posen, Open Letter Signatory
The Guardian
More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from areas near Kyiv and the city of Sumy.
March 10, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Pentagon says Poland’s fighter jet offer is not ‘tenable.’
March 9, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
The Russian sanctions regime and the risk of catastrophic success
March 8, 2022
Erik Sand and Suzanne Freeman
For this border crisis, Poles extend a warm welcome, unlike last time.
March 8, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
Understanding the War in Ukraine with MIT SSP
March 2, 2022
Mariya Grinberg, Barry Posen, Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood, Taylor Fravel
MIT Security Studies Program
A few members of the Russian Parliament speak out against the war.
February 28, 2022
Ada Petriczko
New York Times
To prevent war and secure Ukraine, make Ukraine neutral
February 19, 2022
Stephen Van Evera
Defense Priorities
Putin’s misleading hairsplitting about who can join NATO
February 2, 2022
Stephen Van Evera
Polygraph
Starr Forum: The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict: A prologue to WWIII or another frozen conflict?
January 28, 2022
Dmitry Gorenburg, Harvard; Olga Oliker, International Crisis Group; Serhii Plokhii, Harvard; Carol Saivetz, MIT; and Elizabeth Wood, MIT
US public prefers diplomacy over war on Ukraine
January 25, 2022
Robert Ralston
Responsible Statecraft
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