Masha Hedberg

Sep 27, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Marat Atnashev |Arvid Bell |Thomas Graham |Masha Hedberg

Not a week seems to go by without Russian officials issuing some kind of nuclear warning. During a meeting with the Russian Security Council on Sept. 25, President Vladimir Putin described “clarifications” proposed to the “Fundamentals of State Policy in the Sphere of Nuclear Deterrence,” a document he said officially defines and details Russia's nuclear strategy, including establishing the basic principle of using nuclear weapons.

Sep 11, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Thomas Graham |Masha Hedberg |Stephen Walt

On Back Story with Dana Lewis this week, Israel's leader P.M. Netanyahu is seeking to drive a wedge into America's political landscape. Will it back fire? Former Israeli diplomat and advisor to multiple foreign ministers Alon Pinkas, believes Netanyahu is courting disaster. And Pinkas says Trump's remarks in the election debate on Israel, amount to a "concentrated pile of nonsense". Kamala Harris he says is right to pursue a two state solution.

Aug 30, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Justin Logan |Joshua Shifrinson |Mark N. Katz |Masha Hedberg

Deep into the third year of a devastating war, early optimism that Ukraine could push Russian troops off its territory seems a distant memory, as does Russia’s early ambition to fully subjugate its obstreperous neighbor. Despite an influx of Western weapons and money, Ukraine has been largely forced into a defensive crouch, protecting as much territory as it can while grappling with shortages of manpower and munitions.

Aug 28, 2024 | russiamatters.org | Thomas Graham |Masha Hedberg |Stephen Walt

• None To be sure, the offensive has already brought Kyiv some obvious benefits. • None It has given Ukrainian morale a much-needed boost and helped counter concerns that Kyiv was trapped in a war of attrition against a larger adversary that it could neither defeat nor outlast. • None It put the war back on the front pages and strengthened voices calling for increased Western support.