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Russia Isn’t Done With Syria

How Moscow Has Retained Influence in the Post-Assad Era

Dr. Hanna Notte spoke at the Helsinki Security Forum 2025 on the panel "Russia and the Future of the European Security Order."

Russia and the Future of the European Security Order

Dr. Hanna Notte spoke at the Helsinki Security Forum 2025 on a panel alongside Sam Charap (RAND), Nigel Gould-Davies (IISS) and Sinikukka Saari (FIIA).

War on the Rocks

Russia Is Shrewdly Playing the Long Game in Africa

What if Moscow’s most dangerous moves right now aren’t in Europe, but along the Gulf of Guinea?

Cover of OP67: Putin's New Frontier: The Prospects and Limitations of Africa Corps

OP67: Putin’s New Frontier: The Prospects and Limitations of Africa Corps

This study chronicles the emergence of Africa Corps and assesses its activities since summer 2023 in relevant African states.

Cover of OP66 The Pendulum Swings Back: Envisioning the Future Trajectory of an Increasingly Asymmetric Iran-Russia Defense Relationship

OP66:The Pendulum Swings Back: Envisioning the Future Trajectory of an Increasingly Asymmetric Iran-Russia Defense Relationship

With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Iran emerged as an important provider of defense technology to Russia.

Cover of Russian Hybrid (New Generation) Warfare in the Time of a Systemic Political-Military Transition

OP65: Russian Hybrid (New Generation) Warfare in the Time of a Systemic Political-Military Transition

Perhaps the most important takeaway from this study is the conclusion that Russia’s ability to conduct hybrid operations is limited.

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Winning Hearts and Minds? How the United States Reassured During the Russo-Ukrainian War

CNS researcher co-authors academic study involving original public opinion surveys in 24 countries on 6 continents.

Daigo Fukuryu Maru

CNS collaborates with the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall to explore visual narratives of nuclear testing and its humanitarian consequences

We invite readers to reflect critically on the legacy of nuclear testing and to consider the ongoing relevance of efforts toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima dome. Src: Masako Toki

Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

Commemorating 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not about history alone. It is about the future.

The Conversation

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Threats to the NPT suggest the world appears far removed from the vision of avoiding nuclear catastrophe.