Baltic states

April 4, 2024 | Ivana Stradner, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

The West cannot let Putin open a second front in Europe

The Balkans, oft-neglected, are a ripe prospect for Russia’s aspirations, and are becoming increasingly febrile and dangerous

March 5, 2024 | Matt Pottinger |

The JoongAng-CSIS Forum 2024: Keynote Address by Matt Pottinger

Prime Minister Han [Duck-Soo]; Chairman Hong [Seok-Hyun]; President Hamre—thank you for your stimulating remarks this morning.  And thank you for inviting me to be here today. We have a distinguished...

February 29, 2024 | Ivana Stradner, Jason Jay Smart

Putin proving his ambitions don’t stop at Ukraine

The day before Vladimir Putin’s long yearly address to parliament Thursday, politicians from Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Moldova, asked the Russian president to “protect”...

September 30, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

Putin is opening up a new front against the West

The Balkans are set to explode unless urgent action is taken by NATO to quell Russian and Serbian aggression in Kosovo

June 21, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Putin’s to-do list

What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?

October 7, 2022 | Peter Doran |

Ukraine’s NATO Bid is a Test of the “Open Door”

Ukraine has formally applied for full membership in NATO. This historic move will be a major test to the alliance’s official “open door” to new members. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made...

July 20, 2022 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst, Jack Sullivan, John Hardie

Finland and Sweden in NATO are strategic assets, not liabilities

In the two weeks since ambassadors from all NATO member states signed the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, approximately half of the member countries have now ratified the...

June 29, 2022 | James Brooke, Ivana Stradner

It’s Time for NATO to Help the Baltics

Russian hackers have launched cyberattacks against Lithuania for its enforcement of EU sanctions against Kaliningrad.

May 30, 2022 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Varsha Koduvayur

Combat white supremacist violence using sanctions

The tragic shooting in a Buffalo supermarket has once more brought white supremacist violence to the forefront of national news. Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old self-avowed white supremacist, killed 10 people...

February 26, 2022 | James Brooke |

With Russian invasion of Ukraine, a page just turned in Europe’s history book

In the future, we will remember Feb. 24 alongside 9/11 and Dec. 7. Although Russia’s invasion is not a bolt from the blue like Pearl Harbor or the attack on the World Trade Center, many people did not...

January 25, 2022 | Dr. Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Pressing Questions: Offensive Cyber Operations And Nato Strategy

NATO members are in the midst of a crisis. With Russia massing troops along its border with Ukraine and moving additional forces to Belarus ostensibly to conduct joint military exercises, policymakers fear that...

December 21, 2021 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Varsha Koduvayur

America Is Losing the Ball on White Supremacist Terror Groups

Other countries are taking the lead in cracking down on U.S.-based groups.

October 28, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, John Hardie, Zane Zovak

Don’t Assume the US Will Fight China and Russia One at a Time

Beijing and Moscow are boosting their strategic coordination along with their militaries.

March 29, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine

His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.

February 18, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj Jared Thompson

We Must Work to Prevent a ‘Space Pearl Harbor’

Protecting America's comparative military advantage above the atmosphere.

October 5, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges

Worth Preserving: US Military Posture in Germany

Any adjustments to U.S. force posture in Europe should focus first and foremost on sustaining or strengthening readiness.

November 7, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, Andrew Gabel

Deeper Partnership With Israel Can Help U.S. Solve Defense Dilemma

The U.S. military is very busy these days. The Department of Defense wants to focus its finite resources on great power competition with China and Russia, but persistent threats from Iran and Islamist terrorists...

June 12, 2018 | John Cappello |

Kremlin Disinformation Effort Is More Than Just Facebook

Russia’s disinformation campaign isn’t just a marketing problem for Facebook or a series of nuisance bots on Twitter. It’s a concerted effort to not just disrupt Western liberal institutions, bu...

August 12, 2016 | Pasi Eronen

Russia and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Research Memo

June 2, 2016 | Pasi Eronen |

Putin Using Hybrid Warfare to Challenge United States and Allies, FDD Study Finds

Washington, DC - President Vladimir Putin has shifted Russia to a permanent war footing to advance a long-term objective of regaining Soviet-era geo-strategic parity with the United Stat...