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5 days ago | 
tolerance.ca | Peter Rutland
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5 days ago | 
theconversation.com | Peter Rutland
As the chances of President Donald Trump’s peace deal in Ukraine seemingly recede, attention turns back to the question of Vladimir Putin and his war aims. What does the Russian president want to achieve from the conflict? And when – and under what conditions – will he be willing to make peace? Thousands of lives and billions of dollars hinge on the answers to these questions.
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6 days ago | 
caledonianrecord.com | Peter Rutland
As the chances of President Donald Trump’s peace deal in Ukraine seemingly recede, attention turns back to the question of Vladimir Putin and his war aims. What does the Russian president want to achieve from the conflict? And when – and under what conditions – will he be willing to make peace? Thousands of lives and billions of dollars hinge on the answers to these questions.
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2 weeks ago | 
theconversation.com | Jennifer Tucker |Peter Rutland
Donald Trump first came up with his plan for a “National Garden of American Heroes” at the end of his first term, before President Joe Biden quietly tabled it upon replacing Trump in the White House. Now, with Trump back in the Oval Office – and with the country’s 250th anniversary fast approaching – the project is back. The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to commission 250 statues of famous Americans from a predetermined list, to be displayed at a location yet to be determined.
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2 weeks ago | 
caledonianrecord.com | Peter Rutland
Donald Trump first came up with his plan for a “National Garden of American Heroes” at the end of his first term, before President Joe Biden quietly tabled it upon replacing Trump in the White House. kAm}@H[ H:E9 %CF>A 324< :?
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2 months ago | 
tol.org | Peter Rutland
Amid the war against Ukraine, it’s no wonder that a film featuring soft-hearted Russian tough guys is delighting Russian audiences. The strange thing is that Hollywood loves it too. The movie Anora has been almost universally acclaimed by critics, winning five Oscars and last year’s Palme d’Or in Cannes. It is a very American film, affirming the right to the pursuit of happiness even of the marginalized and powerless, such as the sex worker Ani, brilliantly portrayed by Mikey Madison.
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2 months ago | 
tol.org | Peter Rutland
The Ukraine war has weakened Russia less than many people think, with both its economy and ability to sow dissension in the West still vigorous. You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
responsiblestatecraft.org | Peter Rutland
On December 17, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, was killed along with an aide, by a bomb planted in a scooter outside his home in a Moscow suburb. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed credit for the killing. The next day an Uzbek man was arrested in Moscow and reportedly confessed to the crime, for which he had been promised $100,000 by Ukraine.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Peter Rutland
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInSubscribe to RSSPrintTopic: SecurityRegion: EuropeTags: Russia-Ukraine WarThink TanksMilitary TheoryExpertsWars are inherently hard to predict, both in their onset, what happens once they begin, and how they end. <![CDATA[// ><!]]>-->On September 24, the Center for Strategic and International Studies released a seventy-two-page report, The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic Failure.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
responsiblestatecraft.org | Peter Rutland
On September 26-27 the Fletcher School at Tufts University hosted a workshop on “Global repercussions of Russia-West economic warfare.” It brought together two dozen experts, both academics and practitioners, to discuss the impact of the sweeping sanctions imposed on Russia by some 50 countries in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
