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Former ambassador says Putin taking U.S. sanctions very seriously - CBS News

Friday, January 21, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss concerns about a possible Russian military invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBSN's Lana to discuss the likelihood of a Russian attack...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Biden: Any Russian Troop Movement into Ukraine Would Trigger Severe Action - Voice of America

Thursday, January 20, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

U.S. President Joe Biden has sought to clear up any misunderstanding surrounding remarks made Wednesday, saying he has made very clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that any movement of Russian troops across Ukraine's border will be treated as an invasion and will trigger severe consequences. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Assad Is Here to Stay - Foreign Affairs

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

After a decade of warfare, the conflict in Syria has settled into a violent, protracted stalemate. Now, as before, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad continues to act with impunity. He has forcibly disappeared tens of thousands of Syrians and subjected thousands more to torture, sexual violence, or death in detention. The country is in a full-blown humanitarian crisis: an estimated 90 percent of Syrians live below the poverty line, and 60 percent are food insecure—the highest proportion since the start of the conflict, according to the United Nations...

Global Policy

As Russia-Ukraine fight escalates, some question the U.S. role

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Why does the U.S. care about Ukraine and a fight over obscure Soviet-era borders? Why is President Biden willing to risk World War III to stop Russia from invading? These questions are swirling suddenly in Washington as the Biden administration narrows its foreign policy focus to rallying NATO allies to defend a fledgling Ukrainian democracy, threatening the Kremlin with brutal sanctions and putting 8,500 American troops on “high alert” status for possible rapid deployment to Eastern Europe...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention