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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | Kseniya Kirillova |James Thomson |Volodymyr Dubovyk |Mitzi Perdue
A group of exiled Russian economists argued late last year that the Russian economy can sustain the war in Ukraine. The three men said in a report that the conflict’s consequences and sanctions, such as high inflation, will be evident in the future but pose no immediate threat to Putin’s regime. That is far from a universally accepted view. Numbers unearthed by former Morgan Stanley and Bank of America financier Craig Kennedy make much less pleasant reading for the Kremlin.
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2 months ago | 
cepa.org | Volodymyr Dubovyk |James Thomson |Mitzi Perdue |David Kirichenko
It’s not just the return of Donald Trump that has increased the prospects of peace talks on Ukraine. The war is total, protracted, and the worst kind of attritional conflict with a huge toll on both sides. Kyiv’s ability to keep fighting is being harshly tested, while Russia, even with its clear advantage in mass and personnel, is exhausted and can’t sustain its current commitment and casualties indefinitely.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
wealthmanagement.com | Mitzi Perdue
“Is Ukraine a good place to invest?”
It’s a question that only a few family wealth managers and institutional investors are asking—but maybe more should. Known as the “Breadbasket of Europe,” the Ukrainian agricultural sector is booming, even amid the challenges that will come with rebuilding after the war. With rich soil, a motivated workforce, and government support, you might find that this high-potential market is worth exploring.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Mykyta Vorobiov |Rob McGillis |Mitzi Perdue |Edward Lucas
In 1991, Ukraine was left with tens of thousands of streets named after Soviet party officials and Russian colonists. But it took until the 2014 Revolution of Dignity to accelerate the process as part of the country’s “de-communization” campaign. And yet while the effect has been enormous, there are problems.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Michael Sheridan |Edward Lucas |Mitzi Perdue
Too much reckless talk of nuclear war (take a bow, Vladimir Putin) has shaken China and might, paradoxically, lead to serious engagement between the People’s Republic and the West on strategic arms. That’s if the new US administration is up to it, and if Europe can stay in the game. Here is a clue: the final meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden produced a surprise agreement that control over nuclear weapons must rest with humans, not artificial intelligence (AI).
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Mitzi Perdue |Alison Mutler |Andrei Soldatov |Irina Borogan
The anti-landmine campaigner, British Maj-Gen James Cowan (ret.) might be expected to condemn outright President Biden’s November 19 decision to send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. After all, it has been attacked by campaigning groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty. And indeed the HALO Trust, the world’s biggest landmine clearance group, which Cowan runs, has said the spread of such mines is a “clear and present danger” in Eastern Europe.
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Nov 22, 2024 | cepa.org | Mitzi Perdue |Alison Mutler |Andrei Soldatov |Irina Borogan
The anti-landmine campaigner, British Maj-Gen James Cowan (ret.) might be expected to condemn outright President Biden’s November 19 decision to send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. After all, it has been attacked by campaigning groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty. And indeed the HALO Trust, the world’s biggest landmine clearance group, which Cowan runs, has said the spread of such mines is a “clear and present danger” in Eastern Europe.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Gonzalo Vázquez |Edward Lucas |Mitzi Perdue |Doug Livermore
The threat from non-state actors in the crucial waterway, and the German government’s response, have raised important questions about the future of naval warfare. In May, the German Navy sent its F125 frigate Baden-Wurttemburg, and the replenishment ship Frankfurt-am-Main, on a deployment around the world, which included sailing through the contested Taiwan Strait.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Mitzi Perdue |Irina Borogan |Andrei Soldatov |Richard Arnold
If Ukraine is to survive, its industries need to survive. Ferrexpo, one of the country’s largest industrial companies, is enduring hard-to-imagine war-related obstacles. Its continuation plays a vital role in the nation’s survival. The issue of industries continuing during a time of war cannot be understated. Ukrainian industrial champions, like Ferrexpo, provide jobs, support local communities, pay taxes, and fund humanitarian activities, all of which support the war effort.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Mitzi Perdue
In the early hours of September 18, a Ukrainian drone strike almost obliterated a large Russian munitions depot in Toropets in Tver oblast, Russia. The huge explosions that followed registered as a small earthquake on monitors in neighboring countries. The attack marked not just a tactical victory, but a powerful demonstration of the direction of modern warfare.
