Russia Analysis Report, December 6-13, 2021 | Russian Affairs

2021-12-14 09:09:42 By : Ms. Judy Zhang

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"The specter of the three wars poses a threat to American dominance," Gideon Rahman, Financial Times, 13 12.21. The author, the chief diplomatic columnist of the news media, wrote:

"The United States is still a dangerous country. Russia and China may confuse the American public's gloom about permanent resignation," Edward Luce, Financial Times, 12.09.21. The U.S. National Editor of the news outlet wrote:

"A clear strategy can counter the aggression of China and Russia", Jack Devine and Jonathan DT Ward, National Interest, November 12, 21. The author, former CIA acting director of operations and founder of Atlas Group wrote:

"Assessing trade-offs in U.S. military intervention decisions," Bryan Frederick, Jennifer Kavanagh, Stephanie Pezard, Alexandra Stark, Nathan Chandler, James Hoobler, and Jooeun Kim, RAND Corporation, 2021. The report author wrote:

"The Folly of Democracy-Based Grand Strategy," Benjamin Dennison, National Defense Priorities, December 2021. The author is a non-resident researcher on national defense priorities and writes:

"The Shaky Democracy Struggle", Yascha Mounk, Foreign Affairs, July 12, 21. The author is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and he wrote:

"It is still possible to reach an agreement in Syria. But Washington must stop ignoring the conflict," James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 13-12. The author, chairman of the Wilson Center Middle East Project, wrote:

"Why liquefied natural gas did not save Europe from the energy crisis", Sergei Kapitonov, Carnegie Moscow Center, 13/12/21. The author is a natural gas analyst at the Energy Center of the Moscow Skolkovo School of Management. He wrote:

"Biden-Putin's call is of no avail, the United States sends a signal of'punishable deterrence'," Nicholas K. Gvosdev, Russian Affairs, September 12, 21. The author is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a non-residential researcher at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He wrote:

"Large-scale protests in Russia over the past 10 years-looking for hope in failure", Ilya Krishin, Moscow Times, December 12, 21. The author is the former digital director of New York’s Russian RTVI channel. He wrote:

"Russian protests, from Pushkinskaya to Chistoprudny and back again," Andrei Kolesnikov, Moscow Times, 12.10.21. The author is a senior researcher and chairman of the Carnegie Moscow Center Project on Domestic Politics and Political Institutions in Russia. He wrote:

"The Kremlin goes deep into the Russian online world," Paulina Ivanova, Financial Times, August 12, 21. The author of the news media’s Moscow correspondent wrote:

"The pandemic is beating Putin," Alexei Kovalev, The New York Times, August 12, 21. The author is the investigative editor of the independent Russian news media Meduza. He wrote:

"The world needs to make new space rules," Editorial Board, Financial Times, 12.09.21. The editorial board of the news media wrote:

"Russia's COVID-19 Diplomacy in Africa: Mixed Goods and Worries," Paul Stronski of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, December 12, 21. The author is a senior researcher on the Carnegie Russia and Eurasian Project. He wrote:

"Temporary suspension, but did not solve the Ukrainian problem", Nikolas K. Gvosdev, "National Interest", December 12, 21. The author, a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a non-resident researcher at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, wrote:

"Biden-Putin's call is of no avail. The United States sends a signal of'punishable deterrence'," Nicholas K. Gvosdev, Russian Affairs, September 12, 21. The author, a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a non-resident researcher at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, wrote:

"Ukraine: What does Vladimir Putin want?", Max Seddon, Henry Foy and Katrina Manson, Financial Times, 12.10.21. The author, a reporter for the newspaper, wrote:

"Ukraine is a controllable problem-will Biden solve it?", George Bibi, Hill, July 12, 21. The author, vice president and research director of the National Interest Center wrote:

"The specter of the future of Ukraine", Colonels Douglas Macgregor and George Beebe, "National Interest", 13/12/21. The author is an outstanding veteran who has provided advice to the Secretary of Defense of the Trump administration and the vice president and research director of the Center for National Interests. He wrote:

"The Ukrainian commander said the Russian invasion would overwhelm them," Michael Schwyz, New York Times, 12.09.21. The author is a special writer for the newspaper, he wrote:

"The West must respond to Russia with strength, not appeasement," Dmitro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, October 12, 21. The author, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, wrote:

"The United States may draw a line in cutting Russia's ties with SWIFT," John Dizzard of the Financial Times, December 12, 21. The newspaper’s columnist author wrote:

"The US threat to squeeze the Russian economy is a strategy with a mixed record," Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 12.08.21. The author is a global economics correspondent based in London for The Times. He wrote:

"Kicking Russia out of SWIFT may not be a nuclear option," Amy Mackinnon and Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy, December 12, 21. The author is a national security reporter for the magazine, and they wrote:

"Allies, members or partners? NATO's long-term dilemma on Ukraine", Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 12.08.21. The paper’s chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, the author wrote:

"How should the West negotiate on Ukraine", Henrik Larsen, Moscow Times, 12.08.21. The author is a senior researcher at the Security Research Center of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He wrote:

"Will Putin get what he wants in Ukraine?" Alexander Baunov, Carnegie Moscow Center, 12.09.21. The author is a senior researcher at the Carnegie Moscow Center and the editor-in-chief of Carnegie.ru. He wrote:

"Biden must choose between appeasement and deterrence in Ukraine," Nigel Gould-Davis, Foreign Policy, September 12, 21. The author is a senior researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He wrote:

"Biden must resist Putin's fabricated demands on Ukraine," editorial board, Washington Post, 12.08.21. The editorial board of the news media wrote:

"Deterring Russia by Arming NATO Allies", William Schneider Jr., Wall Street Journal, August 12, 21. The author is a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, he wrote:

"Biden's Only Honors Course on Ukraine", Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal, June 12, 21. The author, a global opinion columnist for the news media, wrote:

"The United States imposes sanctions on everyone except Putin," Holman W. Jenkins Jr., Wall Street Journal, 12.11.21. The author is a member of the editorial board of news media, he wrote:

"To resist Russia, Ukraine must save itself", Janusz Bugajski and Margarita Assenova, National Interest, November 12, 21. The author is a senior researcher at the Jamestown Foundation. They wrote:

"How the United States Breaks Putin's Control of Ukraine", Alexander Vindman, New York Times, 12.10.21. The author is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, he wrote:

"Only Germany can do its part to deter Putin," Katja Hoyer of The Washington Post, August 12, 21. The author is a historian and journalist, he wrote:

"Russian'gray zone' aggression is already hurting Ukraine," Elizabeth Blau, Financial Times, September 12, 21. The author is a researcher at the American Enterprise Institute. He wrote:

"Why Lukashenko recognizes Crimea as Russian territory", Artyom Shraibman, Carnegie Moscow Center, August 12, 21. The author is a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center. He wrote:

"The death of the Soviet Union: widespread nostalgia, but no turning back", bne IntelliNews, December 12, 21. News media reports:

"De facto state and land for peace agreement: territorial and heretical recognition?" Eiki Berg and Shpend Kursani, Routledge, 2021. The author is a professor of international relations at the University of Tartu in Estonia and a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University in the Netherlands. They wrote: