European studies
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False-Flag Invasions Are a Russian Specialty
By Calder Walton, the assistant director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Applied History Project, and director of research of its Intelligence…
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What Germany Can Teach Serbia About Confronting Genocide
Decades after the bloody disintegration of Yugoslavia, Serbia is still choosing abnegation over atonement when it comes to the genocidal…
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Russia and Ukraine Are Trapped in Medieval Myths
There are plenty of economic and security explanations for the Ukraine crisis. And they’re useful, but they’re not enough. The…
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Why the Chess Metaphor for Putin Is Wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision in late 2021 to amass more than 100,000 soldiers on the Russian border with Ukraine…
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Russia Couldn’t Occupy Ukraine if It Wanted to
Many analysts in the United States and Europe are convinced that an invasion of Ukraine is now the most likely…
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Will Germany Hobble Western Sanctions Against Russia?
By Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and the author of Oil, the…
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Amid Energy Crisis, EU Fights Over Whether Nuclear Is Green
With European energy prices skyrocketing and pressure growing on the European Union to cut carbon emissions more quickly, it was…
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Russia Is Worried About Challenges in the Caucasus
The first two weeks of 2022 have been eventful and consequential ones for Russia and its neighbors. Last week, Russia sent…
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Mario Draghi Doesn’t Have ‘Whatever It Takes’ Anymore
On Jan. 24, Italy’s parliamentarians and a caucus of regional representatives will start the process of electing a new president.…
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The Real Philosophy of Emmanuel Macron
By Blake Smith If French President Emmanuel Macron is as confident about reelection in April 2022 as he often appears to…
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Why Ukraine’s Fight Against Corruption Scares Russia
Building democracy is not an easy task. Doing so while defending against the aggression of a neighboring country makes the…
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NATO looking at holistic path to boost cyber defense arsenal
STUTTGART, Germany – NATO is moving into 2022 determined to increase its cyber defense posture, investing in new capabilities, refreshing…
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