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Service members of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces take part in artillery drills at a shooting range in an unknown location in eastern Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 17, 2021. Picture released December 17, 2021. Press Service of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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Russia, China, and beyond: Key U.S. foreign policy challenges

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Fred Dews

Friday, January 21, 2022

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Is Biden’s foreign policy grade “A” material?

Patricia M. Kim and Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Order from Chaos

Energy trilemma causes a headache for Germany’s new leaders

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Russia

After US-Russia, NATO-Russia, and OSCE meetings, what next?

Steven Pifer

Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021

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Nord Stream 2: Background, objections, and possible outcomes

Steven Pifer

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US-Russia relations in the Trump era: Domestic polarization and foreign policy

Giovanna De Maio and Emmanuel Dreyfus

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Order from Chaos

Around the halls: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the European security order

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Samantha Gross, Daniel S. Hamilton, Marvin Kalb, Patricia M. Kim, Kemal Kirişci, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Steven Pifer, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Angela Stent

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Order from Chaos

Germany holds the key to deterring Russian moves against Ukraine

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military exhibition before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board in Moscow, Russia December 21, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

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Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection?

Steven Pifer

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Will Russia launch a full military invasion of Ukraine?

Steven Pifer and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 16, 2021

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Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

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