Russia

To Liberate Ukraine, Get the Maidan Back in the Fight

By James Rupert

Let’s consider for a moment what has worked, and not worked, in Ukraine’s fight for freedom from Russian domination. What worked was the Maidan – the massive, determined and (almost completely) non-violent protest movement that overthrew the corrupt, Kremlin-dependent President Viktor Yanukovych. What has not worked has been the Ukrainian government’s patchwork counter-insurgency offensive against […]

Russia Warns of ‘Negative’ Consequences if Sweden and Finland Join NATO

By ITAR-TASS

The accession to NATO by Sweden and Finland will lead to dangerous negative changes in the Baltic Sea Region, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

German Official Discloses that NATO To Discuss Sending More Troops to Poland

NATO defence ministers will discuss temporarily reinforcing forces in Poland when they meet in Brussels this week

Russia Announces Live Fire Missile Exercise During Obama Visit to Poland

By ITAR-TASS, RIA Novosti. and RT

From ITAR-TASS:  Russian military forces will hold live fire drills of missile systems Iskander-M and will test-launch missiles from bombers within the war games planned in missile formations in the Western Military District

Ukraine and the Logic of Civil Resistance: Confronting Russian-Fueled Insurgency

By Maciej Bartkowski and Maria J. Stephan

As Ukraine and its supporters consider how the country can best confront Russia’s violent aggression, two scholars focus on non-violent resistance. Here, they explore some lessons of history that suggest how Ukraine might non-violently defend its unity and independence. See their companion article, which notes that Ukraine’s EuroMaidan movement (as well as the Orange Revolution […]

How Ukraine Ousted an Autocrat: The Logic of Civil Resistance

By Maciej Bartkowski and Maria J. Stephan

As Ukraine and its supporters consider how the country can best confront Russia’s violent aggression, two scholars focus on non-violent resistance. They write that the EuroMaidan movement and the Orange Revolution of 2004 show the Ukrainians’ ability to force change with this approach. A companion article notes lessons of history that suggest how Ukraine might […]