Category: Europe & Central Asia
43 Articles
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Europe & Central Asia
Environmental Warfare in Ukraine: Should We Prosecute Eco-Crimes Like War Crimes?
Ukraine is on the verge of an ecological tragedy. The destruction of industrial facilities and contamination from heavy weaponry means that if Ukrainians are able to return to…
May 16, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
SSP Event: Ukraine, The U.S., And The Future Of Air Warfare
On Tuesday, April 5, Dr. Kelly A. Grieco gave a talk entitled “Ukraine, the US, and the Future of Air Warfare” to the Center for Security Studies (CSS). She provided students…
April 15, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
From Nordic To NATO: How Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine May Affect Sweden And Finland
The Russian invasion of Ukraine changes the way non-NATO member states prioritize security. There are a variety of reasons why countries do not join NATO, however, these…
April 13, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine Is Not the Leadership Case Study You Think It Is
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy became, at home and abroad, a symbol of heroic resistance to Vladimir Putin. Through bold…
April 6, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
No Deterrence, Just Blowback: The 1941 Sanctions On Japan And Their Lessons For The War In Ukraine
The United States applied an oil embargo against Japan in 1941 in response to a limited incursion into southern Indochina. The embargo crippled Japan’s energy supply,…
March 31, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
Putin’s Peril: Incongruence And Strategic Adaptation
Military means must not be considered separately from the political ends they serve. This political-military maxim is both elementary and often ignored. In an…
March 30, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Middle East & North Africa
A New Russian Strategic Calculus? Analyzing the Viability of JCPOA Negotiations
Underneath the central crisis of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is more subtly challenging global security. Most recently, Russian attempts to hijack negotiations around the…
March 29, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Putin’s Hitmen: How Mercenaries Serve the Kremlin at the Expense of Stability
Volodymyr Zelensky sits in a chair next to the podium as he conducts a press conference, wearing the olive-green military clothing that has now come to symbolize his defiant…
March 28, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Democracy, Race, And Ukraine
The Russian violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty has brought the former Eastern Bloc country to the forefront of news cycles. Democratic countries standing up to the autocratic…
March 25, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Gender, Identity, and Security
The Mystique Of The Female Soldier: Portrayals Of Ukrainian Women In Western Media
The conflict in Ukraine is one of the largest Europe has seen since World War II. While warfare has changed a lot in 80 years, the way we perceive women’s roles in wartime has…
March 15, 2022