In Other News – NATO Diplomatically Engages Putin on the Ukraine, the Beijing Olympics, & More – 1/28/2022
January 28, 2022 NATO members continue to diplomatically engage Putin on Ukraine, but US ramp-up of weapons to Kyiv could significantly impact Putin’s calculus. This week, French President Macron was the latest to speak with Putin regarding Ukraine tensions, but in the conversation, Putin reportedly reiterated that the recent US and NATO responses to his […]
In Other News – Putin & Ukraine, Violent attacks in Pakistan, & More – 1/21/2022
January 21, 2022 If Putin wants to invade Ukraine it won’t be sanctions alone that stop him. This week, at high-level discussions between the United States and Russia in Geneva, Moscow continued to insist that it wasn’t planning a Ukraine attack and restated its demands that the US-led NATO military alliance halt regional activity and […]
In Other News – Stability in the Balkans is Threatened & More – 1/14/2022
January 14, 2022 Putin’s continued gamesmanship threatens stability in the Balkans. In the aftermath of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, a fragile peace has held in Bosnia Herzegovina under the Dayton Accords, but last fall tensions increased among the country’s multi-ethnic leaders and Putin is now adding fuel to the fire. Under the Dayton Accords, the […]
In Other News – Saudi Arabia is positioning China in a strategic role in the Gulf & More – 1/7/2022
January 7, 2022 Arrest and prosecution of Russian tech mogul presents opportunity for US intelligence. Last March, Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian tech executive charged with hacking into confidential quarterly earnings reports of US companies and making millions on insider trading, was arrested by the US government while on a ski trip to Switzerland. It wasn’t […]
