By the Numbers: Where Do Russia’s Energy Exports Go?
WEBMar 25, 2022 · On March 8, the EU published a plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year and to completely wean itself off Russian gas “well before 2030.”. But in 2021 almost one-fifth of Russia’s total gas exports (19%) went to Germany alone, making it the top individual recipient for the year. Next were Turkey at 11% and Italy at 10%.
Mearsheimer on Where the Ukraine War Is Headed - Russia Matters
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Interviewed on a recent episode of the “Daniel Davis Deep Dive” podcast, Mearsheimer has claimed that he considers “ridiculous” the idea that Ukraine will be able to take the offensive in 2024 or 2025. He also says he is skeptical that the West can deliver sufficient assistance in the form of weaponry and training to the Ukrainians to ...
West Sanctions Russian Aviation, But Moscow Decides to Keep …
WEBOct 26, 2023 · Steven E. Harris is professor of modern Russian and European history at the University of Mary Washington. He is presently writing a book on the history of Aeroflot and authoritarianism in the Russian Jet Age from Stalin to Putin.
The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War - Russia Matters
WEBJun 23, 2022 · The Biden administration was unwilling to eliminate that threat through diplomacy and indeed in 2021 recommitted the United States to bringing Ukraine into NATO. Putin responded by invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 of this year. Second, the Biden administration has reacted to the outbreak of war by doubling down against Russia.
George Kennan on Russia: Insights and Recommendations
WEBAug 21, 2019 · This compilation of observations and policy ideas about Russia by George F. Kennan is part of Russia Matters’ “Competing Views” rubric, where we share prominent American thinkers’ alternative takes on U.S.-Russian relations, Russia itself and America’s policies toward this country. Portrait of George Kennan by Herman Landshoff, 1981.
The World According to Patrushev - Russia Matters
WEBOct 7, 2022 · The World According to Patrushev. October 07, 2022. Simon Saradzhyan and Angelina Flood. A great power that is politically, culturally and economically sovereign and self-sufficient, benefiting from the rise of the East while jealously watched by the financially, culturally and morally bankrupt West—that is Nikolai Patrushev's vision for a ...
The Russian Military is Facing a Looming Demography Crisis
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · A crude metric, the “militarization rate”—a ratio comparing the number of men aged 20-34 with the size of the military—allows Russia’s demographic challenges to be put into context. In 2020, Russia’s militarization rate was 6.31 percent, based on 14.25 million men aged 20-34 in the country and a standing military of 900,000 (as ...
Russia and Collective Security: Why CSTO Is No Match for Warsaw …
WEBMay 27, 2020 · The Warsaw Pact was always led by a Soviet general. For most of its history, the CSTO has been led by a Russian security official. However, CSTO member states have far more independence from Russia than Warsaw Pact members did from the Soviet Union. Since 2017, its secretary general has been selected from among all the members on a rotating basis.
Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict
WEBOct 2, 2020 · Ankara has challenged Russia’s role as the dominant military power able to determine security outcomes in the Caucasus. This is the third in a series of contests that have taken place between the two countries in recent years, including Syria and Libya. Conversely, the two countries also share strong economic ties, …
Brzezinski on Russia: Insights and Recommendations
WEBJune 01, 2017. RM Staff. Zbigniew Brzezinski, who died last week at the age of 89, served as national security advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1977 until 1981. This evolving compilation of his observations and policy ideas about Russia is the second installment in the Russia Matters series “Competing Views,” where we share ...
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