Ivan Kurilla

Aug 20, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Aleksandra Srdanovic |Ivan Kurilla |Mick Ryan |Simon Saradzhyan

Since Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate on Aug. 6, the U.S. press has published dozens of newsstories on what qualities make the Minnesota governor most appealing to American voters concerned with domestic issues. Significantly less, however, could be found in American media on Walz’s record and views on foreign policy issues in general, and U.S. policies in the post-Soviet space in particular.

Aug 13, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Aleksandra Srdanovic |Ivan Kurilla |Mary Dejevsky

August 13, 2024 This is a summary of an article by Justin Logan and Joshua Shifrinson; originally published in Foreign Affairs Magazine under the title "A Post-American Europe. It's Time for Washington to Europeanize NATO and Give Up Responsibility for the Continent's Security." The authors write:Amid growing demands at home and in Asia, a course correction is in order.

Aug 8, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Aleksandra Srdanovic |Ivan Kurilla |Mary Dejevsky |Olga Kiyan

This analysis was originally posted on Mick Ryan's Substack and is reprinted here with the author's permission. In a 1973 lecture, Sir Michael Howard described the impact of surprise, and the necessity of military institutions to prepare their people to absorb, and adapt around, surprises on the battlefield and beyond.

Jul 31, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Ivan Kurilla |Mary Dejevsky |Olga Kiyan |RM Associates

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of his country in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with Western countries to leave Russia.

Jul 26, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Ivan Kurilla |Aleksandra Srdanovic |Mary Dejevsky |Olga Kiyan

In a February 2024 interview with Russian state television, President Vladimir Putin commented that he would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump. Was he telling the truth, lying or telling the truth so everyone would think he was lying?