Zapad 2021: A roar from the East?
Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė explains why the United Kingdom should signal its support for its NATO allies as Russia begins Zapad 2021
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Intelligence sharing to constrain Belarus’ KGB
Prof. Mark Galeotti discusses the advantages of sharing intelligence and experience with Eastern European nations
Britain: Eastern Europe’s new guarantor?
Prof. Richard Whitman and James Rogers argue that the United Kingdom is increasingly important to Eastern Europe in the twenty-first century
The Biden-Putin Meeting: Now comes the hard part
Dr Alexander Lanoszka argues that despite improving relations, the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin did not lead to any form of breakthrough
HMS Defender in the Black Sea: What to expect
Prof. Mark Galeotti looks at the way Russia will likely frame HMS Defender’s upcoming visit to the Black Sea
Belarus’ leader goes rogue
Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė explains what measures Euro-Atlantic countries should take to curtail the increasingly unruly behaviour of Belarus’ regime
The Minsk Accords: Should Britain declare them dead?
Prof. Mark Galeotti argues that the time has come for the United Kingdom to declare that the Minsk Accords are dead
Why Britain should continue to support Ukraine
Dr Alexander Lanoszka and James Rogers assess Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine. Why and how should Britain and its allies respond?
How Russia ‘positions’ the United Kingdom
Dr Andrew Foxall outlines how Russia’s kleptocratic regime ‘positions’ the United Kingdom as an international actor. How does the Kremlin view the British?
Russia in the Integrated Review
Dr Andrew Foxall assesses how Russia is identified in the Integrated Review as a strategic threat to the United Kingdom and other free and open nations