Geopolitical Shifts in the Middle East

How the war in Ukraine impacts Russian influence in the MENA region By Dr. Tova Norlén, Marshall Center professor Russia’s history in the Arab world goes back to the 1950s, when the Arab-Israel wars drove Arab states into the…

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons Deterrence

And Russia’s War on Ukraine By Dr. Pavel K. Baev, nonresident senior fellow, the Brookings Institution, and research professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons are a major enigma in the…

Accomplice or Victim?

Is Belarus a Russia-Occupied Territory or Russian Ally? By Pavlo Troian, Marshall Center alumni scholar What is the extent of Belarus’ participation in Russian aggression against Ukraine? It was from Belarus that Russian…

The Dragon and The Bear

The China-Russia Relationship is More Partnership of Convenience than Alliance By Falk Tettweiler, Marshall Center researcher and analyst The February 4, 2022, joint statement from China and Russia has widely been interpreted…

Arctic Dynamics in an Evolving World

By Cmdr. Rachael Gosnell, U.S. Navy, and Dr. Katrin Bastian, Marshall Center professor The European High North is poised to become an increasingly strategic region that has the potential to alter future global geopolitical…

Finding The Right Balance

Written by: Dr. Alexander Gilder Published by: Routledge Reviewed by: Dr. Karen Finkenbinder, deputy associate dean, the Marshall Center In “Stabilization and Human Security in UN Peace Operations,” Dr. Alexander Gilder…

The Ukraine War

Impact On Russian Nuclear Policy And Instruments By Dr. Pavel K. Baev, research professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo Photos by The Associated Press Russia’s desire for great power status and its ambition to emerge as a…

A Russian-Belarusian Alliance

The Prospects for a Nuclear Forces Deployment To Belarus By Dr. Maxim Starchak, fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy of Queen’s University in Canada Photos by The Associated Press On December 17, 2021,…

Russian Propaganda and Disinformation

The Cold War Foundations of Modern Russian Covert Operations By Martin Verrier, associate fellow, Royal United Services Institute “Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence…