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Of the many cold-war disputes currently straining Biden administration relations with Russia, one is melting. Literally. Melting ice in the Arctic because of intense climate change has allowed Russia to push its military apparatus, complete with...
Over the past two weeks Russia has deployed troops to the Ukrainian border nearly doubling the force that they used to annex Crimea in 2014. The troop buildup is worrisome but the State Department is also concerned Russia is planning on blocking foreign naval ships and other...
Is Biden really strong against China? Does he support Japan? Is Russia fixated on invading Ukraine and possibly starting a war? BQ is joined by Christian Whiton and Don Jensen to discuss it all...
The threat of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine will top the agenda as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend meetings with their counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made headlines ahead of the U.S. delegation’s...
USIP Russia Director Don Jensen weighs the possible reason for Russia’s military buildup...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been ramping up “hybrid warfare” operations in Ukraine and the Arctic in recent weeks in an early test of President Biden’s resolve, a build-up that many see as a way for the Russian leader to score points abroad while shoring up sagging polls at home. The build-up has proven especially alarming for...
Don Jensen, director for Russia and strategic stability at the U.S. Institute of Peace, joins Julie Mason to discuss NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting as it pertains especially to Russia and also U.S.-Russia relations.
Months of demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime authoritarian strongman Alexander Lukashenko had raised hopes for a democratic uprising in Belarus, a country of roughly 10 million people located in the tense geopolitical battleground between...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, famed for causing mischief far from home, is struggling to maintain control over his own backyard. Political meltdowns, mass protests and wars are roiling five former Soviet republics, posing simultaneous strategic challenges for the Kremlin on its...
Weeks of protests in Belarus over a disputed July election have become more of a push and pull battle between Moscow and an opposition that wants free and fair elections. While the United States and European nations have backed the opposition, Russia has...