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The Peace Tableau: Actions and Aspirations Regarding Ukraine

The panel explores the evolving dynamics of peace efforts in Ukraine and how global players are shaping the future of this conflict.

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How Big Is Russia’s Appetite for Upheaval?

Even with Trump’s support, Moscow’s disruptive impulses have their limits.

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CNS at the 2025 Munich Security Conference

Hanna Notte represented CNS at the 2025 Munich Security Conference, which took place from 14-16 February.

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Putin’s Red Lines: Does He Mean What We Think We Heard?

Watch a video presentation by Dr. Adam Stulberg.

Event on Nuclear Weapons in Russia-Ukraine War at Middlebury College 

Event on Nuclear Weapons in Russia-Ukraine War at Middlebury College 

CNS engaged the Middlebury community on the nuclear dynamics of the ongoing conflict.

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Putin Just Suffered a Huge Defeat

CNS expert’s guest essay for The New York Times on the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.

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Rebel advances in Syria spell danger for Russia’s Middle Eastern ambitions

Moscow’s ability to support its regional partner, Iran, is coming under increasing strain.

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How Ukraine Became a World War

New Players Are Transforming the Conflict—and Complicating the Path to Ending It

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Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower: A CNS videocast series

Ep.12: China’s Nuclear Modernization with Dr. Fiona Cunningham

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Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Transform, but Do Not Lift, the Fog of War: Evidence from Russia’s War on Ukraine

New technologies add more complexity than clarity on battlefields.