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.
Lessons from battlefield Ukraine: A conversation with Ukraine’s former defense minister Oleksii Reznikov
October 17, 2024
Oleksii Reznikov, Mariana Budjeryn, Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood
Ukraine’s bold Kursk offensive: A turning point or bargaining chip?
September 19, 2024
National Interest
The false promise of nuclear deterrence for postwar Ukrainian security
March, 31, 2024
Lawfare Media
Podcast: Social science of war: Why defense reform in Ukraine is crucial
March 25, 2024
Modern War Institute at West Point
Video: Can Ukraine keep up the fight against Russia, two years after the invasion?
February 23, 2024
GBH News
America shouldn’t insist on a strategic defeat of Russia
December 13, 2023
Michael O’Hanlon and Caitlin Talmadge
The Hill
Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationship
November 17, 2023
Peter Dizikes
MIT News
Starr Forum | A permanent partnership? How Xi and Putin are shaping a turbulent world
November 16, 2023
Virtual event
Global MIT At-Risk Scholars Program launches, offers fellowships to Ukrainian academics
September 14, 2023
Center for International Studies
Ukraine pledges to take back Russian-occupied territories, but experts argue success is unlikely
May 15, 2023
Carol Saivetz
GBH News
Starr Forum | From Chornobyl to Zaporizhzhia: The Atom and its Impact on Ukraine’s Politics and Security
April 24, 2023
Kate Brown, Mariana Budjeryn, Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood
Starr Forum: Ukraine and Russia One Year On: The Domestic Impact of the War
February 27, 2023
Yevgenia Albats, Olga Onuch, Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood
Russia suspends participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US
February 21, 2023
Here & Now
WBUR
Lessons from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
February 13, 2023
Barry Posen and Stephen Van Evera
Defense Priorities
Russia in the Caucasus and Central Asia after the invasion of Ukraine
January 29, 2023
Carol Saivetz
Lawfare
STARR FORUM Energy as a weapon of war: Russia, Ukraine, and Europe
December 9, 2022 | Watch Video
Margarita Balmaceda, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Carol Saivetz, and Elizabeth Wood
SSP Special Seminar: The war in Ukraine: Military, political, and economic lessons for the United States
October 7, 2022 | Watch Video
Barry Posen, Carol Saivetz, Mariya Grinberg, Taylor Fravel (Chair)
Starr Forum: An update on Russia's war against Ukraine
October 7, 2022 | Watch Video
Carol Saivetz, Elizabeth Wood, Volodymyr Dubovyk, Michael Kofman, and Steven Simon
‘This war isn’t even close to over’: Ukrainian advances spring hope, but not victory
September 12, 2022
Carol Saivetz, Tom Nichols, and Jim Braude
GBH News
Ukraine needs solutions, not endless war
July 30, 2022
Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson
National Interest
The UN has documented at least 3,924 Ukrainian civilian deaths in the war.
June 29, 2022
Maham Javaid
New York Times
What will be the impact of the war in Ukraine for the future of European security?
June 29, 2022
Speakers: Barry Posen and Nicole Koenig
Cato Institute
As war drags on in Ukraine, is it time to talk compromise?
June 21, 2022
Steven Simon (CIS), Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic), and Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze (Ukrainian Parliament, European Solidarity Party)
WBUR On Point
Hypotheses on the implications of the Ukraine-Russia War
June 6, 2022
Barry Posen
Defense Priorities
Biden's move to send advanced weapons to Ukraine raises questions about US involvement in the war
June 2, 2022
Jim Walsh
NPR
Will the transfer of advanced weapons to Ukraine lead to a widening war?
June 1, 2022
Steven Simon
PBS Newshour
Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky
May 30, 2022
Erik Lin-Greenberg and Theo Milonopoulos
Foreign Affairs
Javelin missiles are in short supply and restocking them won't be easy
May 27, 2022
Eugene Gholz
NPR Morning Edition
Can Russia and the West survive a nuclear crisis in Ukraine?
May 13, 2022
Barry Posen
National Interest
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
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