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The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it

The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it

The US and Europe hope protections for Ukraine can end the conflict. But previous attempts have fallen flat.

22.08.2025 2

The Conversation

Peter Rutland

Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound critics

Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound critics

Judging by much mainstream commentary, the meeting has little chance of resolving the war in Ukraine. But a few signs suggest that outcome is not...

13.08.2025 10

The Conversation

Peter Rutland

I watched the Kremlin’s new Putin documentary (so you don’t have to) − here’s what it says about how the Russian leader views himself

The 90-minute film depicts Vladimir Putin in the gym, the kitchen and musing about how the West is responsible for trying to bring down Russia.

09.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Peter Rutland

Why Did the Experts Fail to Predict Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

On September 24, the Center for Strategic and International Studies released a seventy-two-page report, The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic...

18.10.2024 2

The National Interest

Peter Rutland

Ukraine’s cross-border incursion challenges Moscow’s war narrative – but will it shift Russian opinion?

On Aug. 6, 2024, Ukrainian soldiers crossed the border into Kursk province, marking the first invasion of foreign troops into Russian territory...

14.08.2024 1

The Conversation

Peter Rutland