Eurasia/Russia

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OP#58: Dangerous Decline: Russia’s Military and Security Influence in the Global South and the Implications for the United States

This study argues that Russia seeks to boost its military and security influence in the Global South in light of what it considers a protracted, systemic confrontation with Western states.

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Putin Is Getting What He Wants

Russia stands to gain from a protracted conflict. Events in Gaza are distracting Western policymakers and publics from the war in Ukraine.

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Where Does Russia Stand on the Israel-Hamas War?

Moscow may temporarily profit from the West’s focus on the Middle East, but navigating its ties in the region will be tricky.

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What Role Does Russia Have to Play in Hamas’s Invasion of Israel? Q&A with Expert Hanna Notte

Notte: It’s a big stretch to say Russia would endorse Hamas’s bloody assault and risk outright disruption in relations with Israel and with the Gulf states.

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Russia’s Axis of the Sanctioned

Moscow Is Bringing Washington’s Enemies Together

Neil Couch, Director, Office of Verification, Planning, and Outreach; Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; U.S. Department of State

The Implementation of START, the Moscow Treaty, and New START

What happens after an arms control treaty is signed and ratified, and the hard work of negotiations bears fruit? In short, more hard work.

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The New Authoritarian Axis: Russian Relations with North Korea and Iran

PODCAST: Assessing the significance of Russia’s increasingly close relationships with Pyongyang and Tehran for U.S. national security.

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How Russia Globalized the War in Ukraine

The Kremlin’s Pressure-Point Strategy to Undermine the West

Margarita Kalinina-Pohl, Masako Toki and other colleagues at the "Stronger than Death" Monument in Semey, Kazakhstan (2014)

CNS Experts Observe the International Day Against Nuclear Tests by Raising Awareness about Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Tests and Nuclear Weapons

CNS experts commemorate the day with an interview with The Astana Times and a webinar with a hibakusha.

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CNS Welcomes Dr. Hanna Notte as Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program

Dr. Notte transitions to CNS from the VCDNP, where she has worked as a Senior Research Associate since summer 2021.