News - Russia Matters
5 Things to Know. In his new book, Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward writes that at one point in Fall 2022 Joe Biden’s national security team believed there was a 50% chance that Vladimir Putin would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to CNN. 1 That was a striking assessment that had skyrocketed up from 5% and then 10%, according to CNN and W P.
Why Putin Needs Peter the Great - Russia Matters
Jun 23, 2022 · Why Putin Needs Peter the Great. June 23, 2022. Andrei Zorin. Putin’s attitude toward history may at first glance seem contradictory. On one hand, he is a diehard traditionalist who gives historical justifications for his decisions, appeals to the national past as a key source of popular mobilization and is deeply engaged in the restoration ...
Analysis - Russia Matters
Oct 3, 2024 · Assessing Negotiation Readiness in Russia-Ukraine War. Marat Atnashev, Arvid Bell September 25, 2024 RM Exclusives. In the current phase of the war, the strategies of key parties—Ukraine, Russia, NATO, China and others—are predominantly shaped by their “best alternative to a negotiated agreement” (BATNA), rather than a thorough ...
The Russian Military is Facing a Looming Demography Crisis
Feb 1, 2021 · A crude metric, the “militarization rate”—a ratio comparing the number of men aged 20-34 with the size of the military—allows Russia’s demographic challenges to be put into context. In 2020, Russia’s militarization rate was 6.31 percent, based on 14.25 million men aged 20-34 in the country and a standing military of 900,000 (as ...
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Simon Saradzhyan. According to Putin, if NATO countries help Ukraine collect and use information for strikes against targets inside Russia, it would cross one of his red lines, prompting him to escalate. However, both these things have been happening for over a …
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.
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.
Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict
Oct 2, 2020 · Ankara has challenged Russia’s role as the dominant military power able to determine security outcomes in the Caucasus. This is the third in a series of contests that have taken place between the two countries in recent years, including Syria and Libya. Conversely, the two countries also share strong economic ties, which undoubtedly generate ...
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 ...
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 ...