Diplomacy

Downplaying human rights in the name of building an alliance to oppose Russia’s invasion risks strengthening the global autocratic threat of which the Ukraine conflict is only…

In short: No. Here's how to understand what the R2P commitment does require in Ukraine and beyond.

"This moment demands engaging the Russian Federation within multilateral spaces, not pushing them outside."

He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.

"Дипломатам було б розумно почати думати про те чи можуть, та в який спосіб, поєднуватись правосуддя…

"Diplomats would be wise to start thinking about whether and how justice and an eventual peace process can go together."

It does not equate to a no-combat zone, and in Ukraine, it likely would mean confronting the Russian military head-on.

Перемога в цій битві залежить від донесених повідомлень, контролю над каналами зв’язку та від того,…

Winning that battle depends on the messaging, control of communication channels, and how much he cares about public and elite opinion at all.

Instead of buying Putin's claimed sense of military threat, theorists of realism should see the driver in his disdain for democracy.

Recent US sanctions target a TV station in Bosnia used for divisive propaganda. But the most significant vehicle is in neighboring Serbia.

Sending more arms to Ukraine offers false hope and avoids needed compromise, writes Barry Posen.