Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states
The media has largely ignored a disturbing trend: Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 chemical...
Sergei Skripal
Ukraine Defeats Russia in Historic OPCW Election
Ukraine was elected this week to the 41-member Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), defeating Russia and unseating Moscow for the first time in the OPCW’s...
Policy Briefs
OPCW Meeting Sets Up Critical Opportunity to Sideline Russia
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will convene this week for a thrice-yearly meeting of its Executive Council (EC). The 41-nation policy-making body has a chance to hold Russia...
Policy Briefs
It’s time to hold Russia accountable for its use of chemical weapons
The film “Navalny” won the Academy Award in March for best documentary feature. The picture details the Kremlin’s 2020 apparent attempt to assassinate Alexei Navalny using a chemical nerve agent...
Op-eds
U.S. Must Show Russia There Is No Impunity for Chemical Weapons Use
A meeting next week of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) presents an opportunity for the United States and its allies to demand Russian compliance...
Policy Briefs
Deter Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
How Biden handles threats will dissuade Moscow and other adversaries from using these weapons—or encourage it.
Op-eds
The Pros and Cons of ‘Deterrence by Disclosure’
Analyzing the Biden administration’s policy of making information about Russia’s movements and intentions public.
Op-eds
The U.S. Must Prepare to Withstand a Cyberattack
Congress gave the Biden administration two years to develop a strategy. One year in, there is little evidence that the work has started.
Op-eds
A Chance to Stop Syria and Russia From Using Chemical Weapons
Moscow and Damascus have evaded all accountability, but Biden can build a coalition to change that.
Op-eds
Biden Must Do More to Deter Russian Aggression and Uphold Global Norms
The United States on Tuesday joined its European allies in imposing sanctions in response to Moscow’s August 2020 chemical weapons (CW) attack against, and subsequent imprisonment of, Russian opposition...
Insights
It’s Time to Sanction Russia for Poisoning Alexei Navalny
In an essay in Foreign Affairs last year, Joe Biden, at the time a presidential candidate, did not mince words when it came to Russia. “We must impose real costs on Russia for its violations of...
Op-eds
White House Refusing to Hold Russia Accountable for Navalny Poisoning
Investigative reports released on Monday eliminated any doubt regarding Moscow’s responsibility for the attempted assassination in August 2020 of leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny using a banned...
Policy Briefs
Trump Should Act Against Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons
Existing sanctions aren’t deterring Moscow. Fortunately, there’s bipartisan agreement on the need for new ones.
Op-eds
EU Issues Its First-Ever Cyber Sanctions
The European Union announced its first-ever cyber-related sanctions on Thursday, designating malicious actors from Russia, China, and North Korea. The designations provide an opportunity to bolster transatlantic...
Policy Briefs
News from Londongrad
Putin’s agents and cronies run amok in Britain
Op-eds
State Department Report Highlights World’s Deadliest Weapons
Potential nuclear tests in China, a whole list of problems with Russia, and let's not forget North Korea and Iran.
Op-eds
The Noose Tightens on Moscow
Two new sanctions initiatives are about to hammer an already battered Russian economy. The first is the bipartisan congressional momentum this fall for new Russia sanctions legislation, and the s...