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A review of Mariana Budjeryn, “Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022).
The parties’ interests and flexibility of their commitments made the Grain Deal a reality but are also the main cause of its permanent fragility.
Much like Rome, a legal institution with integrity is not built in a day.
Credible estimates show that the conflict has been Russia's most deadly since World War II.
The warrants for the arrest of Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova were for alleged war crimes relating to the deportation of children during the War in Ukraine.
If the United States confiscates Russian state assets and transfers them to Ukraine, it should reserve a portion to compensate the people who have obtained valid legal judgments against Russia for misconduct that led to the present crisis.
The 1994 Budapest Memorandum was purposefully designed to be ambiguous to allow its signatories to achieve significant goals. It is an important tool in the discourse on the current war waged by Russia in violation of the memorandum.
Russia is applying the lessons of its campaign against civilians in Syria to the conflict in Ukraine. The humanitarian response can learn from the Syrian conflict, too.
The Russian Aerospace Forces' offensive has been more accurate than often appreciated, but its effectiveness has been limited by Ukraine's careful preparation and response.
Even as the Biden administration has increased sanctions on the Wagner Group, the most effective approach remains a designation as an FTO, as set forth in the HARM Act.