Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, Security, Culture and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Foreign Policy William Mockapetris, Former Staff Writer, and Ryan Jurich, Former Organizational Liaison Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, Security, Culture and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Foreign Policy William Mockapetris, Former Staff Writer, and Ryan Jurich, Former Organizational Liaison

Foreign Fodder: Countering Russia’s Use of Foreign Manpower and Mercenaries

Russia’s use of international recruitment benefits its foreign policy beyond Ukraine's battlefields.

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Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Security, Technology and Information Ethan Ingram, Former Contributing Writer Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Security, Technology and Information Ethan Ingram, Former Contributing Writer

Stopping Online Terrorism: Pulling the Plug on the Russian Imperial Movement

Despite its advanced transnational online networks, adding alternative social media sites within existing public-private frameworks, would render the Russian Imperial Movement vulnerable.

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Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Sub-Saharan Africa, Security Patrick Kornegay, Jr., Former Staff Writer Russia and the Post-Soviet Space, Sub-Saharan Africa, Security Patrick Kornegay, Jr., Former Staff Writer

Russian Soft Power Influence in Africa

For Russia’s Africa strategy, the most critical soft-power attraction is Russia as an assertive but pragmatic actor; the West must counter Russian soft power operations in Africa by supporting democratic and human rights initiatives.

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Security, Russia and the Post-Soviet Space Matthew Bennett, Former Contributing Writer Security, Russia and the Post-Soviet Space Matthew Bennett, Former Contributing Writer

An Uncomfortable Lesson From the Ukraine-Russia War: Challenging the United Nations’ Policy on Nuclear Proliferation

Nuclear weapons will always be loathed for their destructive potential, but it is hypocritical for nations expanding their own nuclear arsenals to mitigate proliferation to vulnerable states.

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