Mearsheimer on Where the Ukraine War Is Headed - Russia Matters
Mar 14, 2024 · Interviewed on a recent episode of the “Daniel Davis Deep Dive” podcast, Mearsheimer has claimed that he considers “ridiculous” the idea that Ukraine will be able to take the offensive in 2024 or 2025. He also says he is skeptical that the West can deliver sufficient assistance in the form of weaponry and training to the Ukrainians to ...
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Russia Matters offers weekly news and analysis digests, event announcements and media advisories. Choose and sign up here! Check out our collection of statements by Russian officials and state-run media for some insight into the sort of responses Western officials might expect when criticizing the present Russian leadership.
George Kennan on Russia: Insights and Recommendations
Aug 21, 2019 · This compilation of observations and policy ideas about Russia by George F. Kennan is part of Russia Matters’ “Competing Views” rubric, where we share prominent American thinkers’ alternative takes on U.S.-Russian relations, Russia itself and America’s policies toward this country. Portrait of George Kennan by Herman Landshoff, 1981.
By the Numbers: Where Do Russia’s Energy Exports Go?
Mar 25, 2022 · On March 8, the EU published a plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year and to completely wean itself off Russian gas “well before 2030.”. But in 2021 almost one-fifth of Russia’s total gas exports (19%) went to Germany alone, making it the top individual recipient for the year. Next were Turkey at 11% and Italy at 10%.
Is Putin Too Old to Rule Russia? | Russia Matters
Jun 12, 2024 · As for Putin’s “age ranking” among the members of the Russian ruling elite, our research shows Putin is 13 years above the average age of Russia’s top officials, but he is not the oldest. Valery Zorkin, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, is the oldest representative of Russia’s ruling elite at 81 years old,2 while Putin is the ...
Demographics - Russia Matters
In 2015, according to the World Health Organization, Russia ranked 110th out of 183 nations with an average life expectancy at birth of 70.5, compared to a global average of 71.4. (Other sources rank it considerably lower because they include more countries and territories: 154th in 2017 per the CIA, 166th in 2015 per the World Bank and 150th ...
What’s Missing from Mearsheimer’s Analysis of the Ukraine War
Jul 29, 2022 · His security equation is missing key variables. The three most important are the security imperatives of Russia’s neighbors, the increasing authoritarianism of the Russian state and the true horror of Russia’s brutal war and occupation. By not adequately weighing these factors, Mearsheimer can explain Putin’s invasion of a peaceful ...
Russian Strategic Documents - Russia Matters
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General David Petraeus on the Russia-Ukraine War
Dec 21, 2023 · General David Petraeus on the Russia-Ukraine War. Few of America’s living statesmen have as masterly a grasp of the drivers of contemporary warfare as Gen. David Petraeus. With over 37 years of service in the U.S. military, Petraeus was famously in command of the “Surge” during the Iraq War in 2007, leading U.S. and coalition forces.
The World According to Patrushev - Russia Matters
Oct 7, 2022 · The World According to Patrushev. October 07, 2022. Simon Saradzhyan and Angelina Flood. A great power that is politically, culturally and economically sovereign and self-sufficient, benefiting from the rise of the East while jealously watched by the financially, culturally and morally bankrupt West—that is Nikolai Patrushev's vision for a ...