Volodymyr Zelensky - The Battle for Legitimacy Has Been Won
On May 20, 2019, Zelensky began his five-year term as President of Ukraine. The next presidential election was set for March 31, 2024, but Russia's invasion pushed this issue into the background.
First Ladies’ Irreplaceable Role in Serbia-Ukraine Relations
With an agenda that puts their influence exclusively at the service of ordinary people, Olena Zelenska and Tamara Vučić together symbolize the shared emotions of their respective nations.
Russian Government Changes: More Corruption and Nepotism
Putin says he wants to decrease corruption to increase military effectiveness but really is redirecting the proceeds to himself and his cronies while preferring endless – and profitable – war.
Multipolar Multivectoral Non-Aligned Multinonsense
Russia’s war against Ukraine symbolizes everything that can go wrong with a “multi-polar world,” a concept often used as a mask to shirk standing against what is self-evidently wrong.
What’s Behind Putin's Ministerial Rochade in the Kremlin?
In Putin’s Russia, it is best not to assume a strategic rationality behind personnel appointments. But recent moves raise interesting questions about Kremlin power dynamics.
The Biden Administration’s Chicken Kiev Complex
The Cold War instilled in many American politicians a craven stance toward Moscow’s belligerence. Experience shows that fear couched by pragmatism is a losing approach.
We Need All Our Courage to Seek Understanding
Speech by Ola Myrovych at the Opening Ceremony of the Lviv Media Forum.
Putin’s War Post-Patrushev
As President Vladimir Putin’s cabinet reshuffle took shape and the war in Ukraine rages on, sacking Sergei Shoigu seemed momentous, but the removal of Patrushev has potentially greater significance.
Ukraine – Running Through the Numbers
Obviously $100-150 billion annually to support Ukraine sound like big numbers. But these have to be set against the costs of not supporting Ukraine and the costs of a Russian victory.
Russia is Pressing Lots, Breaking Through Nowhere
An Update on the Two Races.
Shoigu Not Sacked, Just Moved Sideways as Putin Tightens Grip on Power
The world’s media saw the removal of Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s Defense Minister as a punishment for his failure in Ukraine but if viewed in the round it is part of Putin’s plans to cement his power.
Russia Leadership Shakeup
The new MinDef Belousov, is a technocrat without Defense experience, but nevertheless a competent and trusted manager, the author writes.
