Armed Conflict
Russia-Ukraine
551 Articles
The US-Russia Crisis Over Ukraine: All Options Should Not Be On the Table
US and Russian leaders must consider the use of nuclear weapons off the table. Even use on a "limited scale" carries too much risk.
As Putin Aims to Re-Divide Europe, Lessons from the Past Can Guide a Response
The US, with Europe, should push back against Russia's aggression while looking for ways to address legitimate grievances.
Putin’s Gamble on Ukraine
The US will face many such challenges from Russia and China in the future, so it must learn how to suppress threats like this one.
Escalating Risks on Europe’s Eastern Frontier: Belarus-Poland, Russia-Ukraine, and How the US Can Work With Its Allies
President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.
Warning Signs as Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Resume
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy likely feels the time for a breakthrough is now. The question is at what cost, and whether the West will have his back.
New Russia Sanctions, Putin’s Economy, and the Shadow Over Planned U.S.-Russia Business Group
How US-Russia business ties hold up, even though a proposed Putin working group may not.
What Cannot Be on the Table at the Trump-Putin Summit
President Donald Trump’s attendance at the NATO summit in Brussels this week was defined by a combination of antagonism and spectacle, leaving allies alienated and confused.…
With Trump Talk of Crimea Deal, Will U.S. Bulwark Hold?
The prospect that Trump might seek a deal with Putin that sells out Crimea highlights the vulnerability of the borders of Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine, despite years…
Ukraine Asks for Immediate Relief in Its Case Against Russia before the International Court of Justice
Further to our original post about Ukraine’s suit against Russia before the International Court of Justice, the ICJ is holding hearings this week on Ukraine’s request for provisional…
European Legal (In)Action and the Ukraine Crisis
While political responses, dispersed with rhetoric flourishes, continue to be dispensed by European leaders reacting to the sustained crises that follow from Russian annexation…
The Continuing Importance of a Low Threshold for LOAC Application in International Armed Conflict
Reports yesterday from Ukraine include the news that at least one Ukrainian soldier at a military base in Crimea has been killed, most likely by Russian soldiers. Furthermore,…