News & Views
What Would George Kennan Say about the Ukrainian Crisis?
“We must be gardeners and not mechanics in our approach to world affairs” (George F. Kennan)
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Russia’s Pivotal Role in Ending the Holocaust
The Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps.
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Russia’s military have learned lessons from failures to become a proven power
Russia’s military prowess in historical perspective
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Timothy Snyder and the Nazi-Soviet Pact
A critique of Snyder’s interpretation of the Nazi-Soviet pact.
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What George Kennan can teach us about US-Russia relations
Kennan’s changing views on the Soviet Union, from containment to advocacy of detente.
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Is Russia playing the victim, or is the sense of impending siege justified?
An analysis of Russia’s National Security Strategy.
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Restraining Russia Through Friendship: Lessons from the 19th Century
An historically based argument in favour of detente with Putin’s Russia.
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Poles Apart: Putin, Poland and the Nazi-Soviet Pact
An analysis and commentary on the Russo-Polish dispute about the history of the Nazi-Soviet pact.
30 minute read
Ukraine – A Burning Divide
An analysis of the Ukrainian crisis upon its outbreak in early 2014.
30 minute read