Media

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Articles

Russia Matters, April 23, 2019, “How Much Did Orthodox Church Help Revive Russia’s Military and Nuclear Complex?” (Review of Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy by Dima Adamsky)

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, November 28, 2018, “Russia and Ukraine had a short naval battle. Here’s what you need to know” (with Michael Kofman)

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, October 26, 2018, “Here’s what the Russians think about the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty”

The New Times, September 23, 2018, “Что случилось с Ил-20”

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, September 13, 2018, “5 things to know about Russia’s Vostok-2018 military exercises”

War on the Rocks, July 31, 2018, Is a New Russian Black Sea Fleet Coming? Or is it here?”

The New Times, November 24, 2017, “Мобилизация как она есть”

The National Interest, August 7, 2017, “Everything You Need to Know: Russia’s Massive Zapad Military Exercise”

War on the Rocks, July 26, 2017, “Russia’s New and Unrealistic Naval Doctrine”

Russia in Global Affairs, May 18, 2017, “Russia’s Strategic Calculus: Threat Perceptions and Military Doctrine”

The National Interest, May 9, 2017, “Moscow Conference on International Security 2017: Cooperation Lost in Translation” (with Michael Kofman)

Valdai Club, April 26, 2017, “Диалог между США и Россией”

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, November 10, 2016, “Here’s how Trump’s election will affect U.S.-Russian relations” (with Michael Kofman)

Russia in Global Affairs, April 26, 2016, “What Russia’s Military Operation in Syria Can Tell Us About Advances in its Capabilities”

The National Interest, April 19, 2016, “Russia’s Shipbuilders Struggle With New Construction”

The Cipher Brief, April 8, 2016, “Impact of the Economic Crisis”

War on the Rocks, March 17, 2016, “There is no Russian withdrawal from Syria” (with Michael Kofman)

Valdai Club, January 29, 2016, “US ‘Boots on the Ground’ in Syria Not to Become a Game-Changer”

War on the Rocks, January 28, 2016, “Threatening Russia Will Not Bring Pro-Western Forces to Power in Moscow”

CIMSEC, November 25, 2015, “Shipbuilding constraints drive downsized but potent Russian Navy”

The Lowy Interpreter, November 13, 2015, “Russia’s Syria operation reveals significant improvement in military capability”

The National Interest, August 20, 2015, “This Is How the Russian Military Plans to Fight Future Wars”

Lenta.ru, June 26, 2015, “Новая российская армия: взгляд из-за океана”

Moscow Times, February 11, 2015, “West Must Either Commit to Ukraine or Back Off”

War on the Rocks, February 2, 2015, “No, the Russian Navy Isn’t Going to Collapse”

War on the Rocks, November 10, 2014, “Ukraine and Russia: Not the Military Balance You Think”

Huffington Post, September 25, 2014, “Putin Isn’t Chasing After Empire in Ukraine; He Fears a Color Revolution at Home”

Moscow Times, September 23, 2014, “Russia Isn’t Chasing After Empire in Ukraine”

Carnegie Corporation Perspectives on Peace and Security, August 2014, “Personalization and Patriotism”

War on the Rocks, August 7, 2014, “Russian Interests and Policies in the Arctic”

Moscow Times, June 8, 2014, “Kremlin Paranoia Cooks Up New Threats”

War on the Rocks, May 19, 2014, “Crimea Taught Us a Lesson, But Not How the Russian Military Fights”

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, May 1, 2014, “Opposition in Ukraine: A tale of two maps”

Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, February 12, 2014, “How to understand Russia’s Arctic strategy”

Valdai Club, December 17, 2012, “Multiculturalism à la Russe?”

CNN Global Public Square, February 17, 2012, “Russia’s Iran Strategy”

CNN Global Public Square, January 26, 2012, “Why Russia Protects Assad”

Valdai Club, July 6, 2012, “Why NATO won’t recognize the CSTO”

Television and Radio Interviews

ICTV News, Ukraine, July 7, 2019, “Курск-2. Почему Кремль снова скрывает детали трагедии”

Ekho Moskvy, Polnyi Albats, March 4, 2019, “Ядерная риторика: цели и задачи”

Midrats Blogtalkradio, October 8, 2018, “Russia’s Red Banner Year”

Ekho Moskvy, Polnyi Albats, March 5, 2018, “Послание Путина стране и миру”

Midrats Blogtalkradio, May 21, 2017, “Springtime for Russia?”

Marketplace, National Public Radio, April 7, 2017, “The price of Russia’s support of Syria is steep,” by Kimberly Adams

All Things Considered, National Public Radio, February 23, 2017, “Russian Defense Minister Says His Military Has Tested 162 Weapons In Syria,” by Lucian Kim

Midrats Blogtalkradio, July 17, 2016, “Russia in 2016”

BBC World News, January 31, 2016, “Escalating Tensions between Russia and Turkey”

War on the Rocks podcast, September 22, 2015, “The State of Russian Strategy: Ukraine, Syria, and Beyond,” with Ryan Evans

The Huffington Post Live, September 10, 2015, “Russian Military Is Now Active in Syria,” panel discussion with Jeffrey White and Neil Shortland

The Wilson Center, July 17, 2015, “Russia’s Naval Power in the 21st Century,” panel discussion with Olga Oliker and Michael Kofman

Midrats Blogtalkradio, June 28, 2015, “A Restless Russia and its Near Abroad”

On Point with Tom Ashbrook, National Public Radio, June 25, 2015, “Russia, NATO And A New ‘Cold War'”

All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 23, 2015, “U.S. To Send Heavy Armor To Eastern Europe,” by Tom Bowman

Radio Liberty, June 21, 2015, “Холодом веет от Кремля,” by Yuri Zhigalkin

Radio Liberty, April 11, 2015, “Ядерный запой Кремля?” by Yuri Zhigalkin

Radio Liberty, February 7, 2015, “Оружие мира или войны для Украины,” by Yuri Zhigalkin

BBC World News, November 13, 2014, “Russia’s role in Ukraine”

Danyliw Seminar, University of Ottawa, November 1, 2014, “Countering Colored Revolutions: Russia’s New Security Strategy”

Center for the National Interest, October 15, 2014, “Ukraine’s Future,” panel discussion with Keith Darden and Anya Schmemann

Harvard Kennedy School PolicyCast, September 17, 2014, “The Russian Strategy in Eastern Ukraine”

16/12 Television, June 2014, “Афганистан перед опасной чертой”

National Public Radio, June 12, 2014, “Are ‘Color Revolutions’ A New Front In U.S.-Russia Tensions?” by Corey Flintoff

Midrats Blogtalkradio, May 4, 2014, “Quo vadis Putin’s Novorossiya”

Voice of America Uzbek Service, March 28, 2014, “US military assistance to Central Asia,” by Navbahor Imamova

C-Span, March 21, 2014, “Russia’s Annexation of Crimea,” panel discussion with Volodymyr Dubovyk, Oleksandr Fisun, Viacheslav Morozov, and myself

Bloggingheads.tv, March 3, 2014, “Russia’s Incursion into Crimea,” Foreign Entanglements with Robert Farley

Bloggingheads.tv, August 14, 2013, “US-Russian relations,” Foreign Entanglements with Robert Farley

National Public Radio, December 12, 2012, “Russia’s Defense Shuffle May Tarnish Its Military,” by Corey Flintoff

Bloggingheads.tv, August 23, 2012, “Russian foreign and security policy,” Foreign Entanglements with Robert Farley

RTE Ireland, June 5, 2012, Interviewed by Max Macken

Midrats Blogtalkradio, May 20, 2012, “Return to Russia”

National Public Radio, March 7, 2012, “Remaking Russia’s Military: Big Plans, Few Results,” by Corey Flintoff

Midrats Blogtalkradio, February 13, 2011, “Mother Russia and Father Time”

Print Interviews

The National Interest, July 8, 2019, “How the Russian Orthodox Church Influences Russia’s Behavior,” by Nikolas Gvosdev

Radio Liberty, July 3, 2019, “‘There’s An Incident Involving A Russian Submarine Every Five Or Six Years’,” by Yuri Zhigalkin

Voice of America, June 29, 2019, “Контакты Трампа и Путина: что будет после G20?” by Danila Galperovich

The National Interest, March 19, 2019, “Aircraft Carrier Alliance: Would China Build These Deadly Warships for Russia?” by Robert Farley

C4ISRNet, March 14, 2019, “Are these the humble beginnings of an Iron Man suit?” by Kyle Rempfer

Voice of America, February 21, 2019, “«Никаких оливковых ветвей»: эксперты в США – о послании Путина,” by Danila Galperovich

Russia Matters, February 14, 2019, “Russia in 2019 and What Lies Ahead,” by Daniel Shapiro

The National Interest, February 4, 2019, “Contested Waters: Great Power Naval Competition in the 21st Century,” by John S. Van Oudenaren

Voice of America, January 8, 2019, “Новое оружие России: реальная угроза, проверенная в Сирии,” by Danila Galperovich

NED Democracy Digest, January 7, 2019, “How to hit Russia where it hurts”

The National Interest, January 1, 2019, “Russia’s New Borei-Class Submarine: Armed with a New (And Deadly) Nuclear Missile and Super Stealth?” by Mark Episkopos

RFE/RL, November 10, 2018, “For Russia’s Navy, A Damaged Aircraft Carrier Is Bad Enough. A Sunken Dry Dock Is Even Worse.” by Mike Eckel

Breaking Defense, November 5, 2018, “Russian Intercept Underscores Tensions in Black Sea,” by Paul McLeary

Business Insider, November 1, 2018, “Take a tour of Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov, the world’s worst aircraft carrier that recently suffered a massive shipyard accident,” by Daniel Brown

Washington Post, Monkey Cage, October 25, 2018, “Today, NATO begins a huge military exercise. Here’s what you need to know,” by Ralph Clem

Business Insider, September 19, 2018, “China’s unexpected move during huge war games with Russia shows their relationship is still uneasy,” by Ryan Pickrell

USNI News, September 17, 2018, “China Sent Uninvited Spy Ship to Russian Vostok 2018 Exercise Alongside Troops, Tanks,” by Sam LaGrone

The Pioneer, September 16, 2018, “Putin’s Russia vying for superpower status,” by Makhan Saikia

Business Insider, September 5, 2018, “These are the world’s 7 worst aircraft carriers that are currently in service,” by Daniel Brown

Kommersant, August 31, 2018, “Средиземные меры,” by Mikhail Korostikov, Mariana Belenkaia, Ivan Safronov

The National Interest, July 31, 2018, “Russia Wants a New 18,000 Ton Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Destroyer,” by Dave Majumdar

Task and Purpose, May 22, 2018, “A Look At The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier And Floating Garbage Pile,” by Daniel Brown

Business Insider, May 1, 2018, “Watch the Su-57 stealth fighter flap its wings before its debut in Russia’s massive Victory Day Parade,” by Daniel Brown

Atlantic Sentinel, April 17, 2018, “Analysis of Trump’s Attack on Syria, ” by Nick Ottens

Business Insider, April 17, 2018, “Russia is desperately trying to save its only aircraft carrier — that’s outdated and plagued with problems,” by Ben Brimelow

Newburgh Gazette, April 13, 2018, “British submarines move within striking range of Syria; potential military intervention looms,” by Dwayne Harmon

Business Insider, April 12, 2018, “Trump reportedly has 8 targets in mind for a Syria missile strike — and Russia said war could be coming,” by Alex Lockie

Business Insider, January 18, 2018, “Russia launched a powerful new frigate — but there are still lingering problems for the program’s future,” by Ben Brimelow

RFE/RL, January 18, 2018, “Draft U.S. Document Confirms Russian Plans For ‘Doomsday’ Weapon,” by Mike Eckel

Business Insider, January 12, 2018, “Russia just claimed 2 big victories after its bases in Syria were repeatedly attacked,” by Daniel Brown

We Are the Mighty, January 11, 2018, “Russia now blames Turkey for drone attacks, not US”

Business Insider, January 10, 2018, “Russia is blaming Turkey for attacks on its military bases in Syria — after hinting the US was responsible,” by Daniel Brown

Barents Observer, December 20, 2017, “New submarines, high precision missiles top priority in Putin’s new 10-years armaments program,” by Thomas Nilsen

Business Insider, December 15, 2017, “Russia has begun testing its new Su-57 stealth fighter engine — but there’s a snag,” by Daniel Brown

The National Interest, December 13, 2017, “Russia’s New Su-57 Stealth Fighter Has A Big Problem That Won’t Be Fixed Until 2025,” by Dave Majumdar

The National Interest, November 27, 2017, “Is Russia’s New Su-57 Stealth Fighter and S-500 Air Defense System Doomed?” by Dave Majumdar

Newsweek, November 15, 2017, “Russia’s Newest Nuclear Missile Submarine Set To be Unveiled,” by Damien Sharkov

Business Insider, September 25, 2017, “Russia just finished the Zapad military exercises that freaked out NATO — Here’s what we know,” by Daniel Brown

Business Insider, September 14, 2017, “Russia is about to kick off a war game that is freaking out NATO — here’s what we know,” by Daniel Brown

Business Insider, September 13, 2017, “Here’s what we know about the reported 100,000 Russian troops going to NATO’s borders,” by Daniel Brown

The Atlantic, September 12, 2017, “Why Would Russia Try to Foment Protests in the U.S.?” by David A Graham

Russia in Global Affairs, August 31, 2017, “Yes, Russian Generals Are Preparing for War. That Doesn’t Necessarily Mean the Kremlin Wants to Start One,” by Simon Saradzhyan

Business Insider, July 15, 2017, “Russia’s Next Super Weapons: Big Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear-Powered Destroyers?” by Dave Majumdar

BBC News, June 29, 2017, “How much of a threat does Russia pose, and to whom?” by Jonathan Marcus

USA Today, April 7, 2017, “Trump’s bromance with Putin is history,” by Jim Michaels

Voice of America, April 6, 2017, “Libya’s UN-Backed Government Head Meets with US Officials,” by Carla Babb

The National Interest, March 22, 2017, “Is Russia Getting Ready to Build a Massive Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier?” by Dave Majumdar

The National Interest, March 17, 2017, “Coming Soon: Russia’s New Stealth Ballistic Missile Submarine,” by Dave Majumdar

Foxtrot Alpha, March 8, 2017, “How Russia Weaponizes Fake News,” by Terrell Starr

Voice of America, February 15, 2017, “Russian Actions Seen as Challenging Trump Administration,” by Steve Herman

Ukrainian Weekly, January 6, 2017, “Aid to Ukraine: the needs are enormous,” by Larissa Kyj

Business Insider, December 19, 2016, “The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey will likely bring the countries ‘closer together’,” by Natasha Bertrand

Politifact, December 1, 2016, “Russia and its influence on the presidential election,” by Lauren Carroll

Washington Post, November 11, 2016, “A less-belligerent Russia might emerge with Trump’s victory. At least for a while.” by David Filipov

Washington Examiner, November 8, 2016, “Russian aircraft carrier preparing to launch airstrikes in Syria,” by Jacqueline Klimas

Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2016, “Russian hackers seek to embarrass the U.S. this election season,” by Brian Bennett

Washington Post, November 4, 2016, “How Russia’s lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria,” by Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Washington Examiner, October 20, 2016, “A Russian aircraft carrier is headed to Syria, and it’s a piece of junk,” by Jacqueline Klimas

The National Interest, October 6, 2016, “Russia’s Next Submarines Will Be Small, Super Stealthy and Multirole?” by Dave Majumdar

The National Interest, September 22, 2016, “Is India About to Lease Russia’s Best Nuclear Submarine Ever?” by Dave Majumdar

The Daily World, September 21, 2016, “Putin is the man to watch at the UN as he deepens Russia’s role in Mideast”

The National Interest, September 19, 2016, “Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Is Headed For Syria (But Suffers From One Big Flaw),” by Dave Majumdar

Foreign Policy, September 13, 2016, “Can Putin’s Aircraft Carrier Stay Afloat on Its Syria Mission?” by Paul McLeary

Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2016, “Russian use of Iranian air base shows Moscow’s renewed military might,” by W.J. Hennigan and Tracy Wilkinson

Voice of America, August 17, 2016, “Как Россия использует иранский аэропорт Хамадан: тактика и стратегия,” by Valery Kovalevsky

The National Interest, August 5, 2016, “Russia’s New Attack Submarines: Menace or Simply a Mirage?” by Dave Majumdar

UPI, July 22, 2016, “Russia expands Pacific submarine fleet with quieter, better armed vessels,” by Rakesh Krishnan Simha

The Express, July 13, 2016, “Putin fires ENTIRE fleet of naval commanders who refused to engage with West’s battleships,” by Tom Batchelor

American Military News, July 12, 2016, “Putin Fires All Baltic Fleet Commanders For Refusing To Engage Western Ships”

The Moscow Times, July 6, 2016, “Chaos Consumes Russia’s Baltic Fleet,” by Matthew Bodner

Mental Floss, June 20, 2016, “There’s a Little-Known Part of Russia in Europe,” by Luke Spencer

Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2016, “Russian jets strike American-backed forces in Syria, ignoring U.S. warnings,” by W.J. Hennigan

The Herald Scotland, May 17, 2016, “Is the west really destined for war with Russia?” by David Pratt

The Economist, May 14, 2016, “The withdrawal that wasn’t”

CNN, May 5, 2016, “CNN visits nuclear submarine as deep-sea tensions with Russia grow,” by Jim Sciutto et al.

The Wire, May 4, 2016, “Syrian Intervention Has Been a Good Advertisement for Russian Weaponry,” by Fred Weir

Proceedings Magazine, May 2016, “Putin’s Potemkin-Plus Navy,” by Thomas Fedyszyn

Russia in Global Affairs, April 25, 2016, “Can Russia’s Peace Plan for Syria Work?” by George Gavrilis

New York Times, April 20, 2016, “Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise,” by Eric Schmitt

Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2016, “US and NATO move to secure Europe’s eastern flank as Russia ‘buzzes’ destroyer,” by Bruce Konviser

Washington Post, April 12, 2016, “This is the advanced Russian helicopter that just crashed in Syria,” by Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Stars and Stripes, April 8, 2016, “Russian missiles prompt Navy to look at ships’ close-in defenses,” by Steven Beardsley

Christian Science Monitor, April 5, 2016, “Battlefield as showroom: Russian arms gain new luster after Syria campaign,” by Fred Weir

The National Interest, March 31, 2016, “Get Ready, NATO: Russia’s Cold War T-72 Tank Is Set for a Big Upgrade,” by Dave Majumdar

Caijing Magazine, March 29, 2016, “Russian military improvements” (in Chinese)

IndraStra, March 28, 2016, “The Russian Retreat from Syria – Drawdown or Drawn Out?” by Phillip Dennis

Vice News, March 23, 2016, “Russia’s Military Modernization Is Working, But the Money’s Running Out,” by Torie Rose DeGhett

Sputnik News, March 19, 2016, “Syria Pullout: Russia Puts Political Compromise Before Military Ambitions”

Moscow Times, March 17, 2016, “Black Sea Rising: Rebirth of a Russian Fleet,” by Matthew Bodner

Maclean’s, March 15, 2016, “What shock-and-awe accomplished for Putin in Syria,” by Adnan Khan

Voice of America, March 7, 2016, “Вооруженные силы России – попытка сравнения,” by Alex Grigoriev

Maclean’s, March 3, 2016, “How Russia used the war in Syria to reassert its global might,” by Adnan Khan

Russia Beyond the Headlines, February 4, 2016, “Why Russia is steaming back into the Pacific,” by Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Russia Direct, January 1, 2016, “Russia’s foreign policy failures and achievements of 2015,” by Pavel Koshkin

Voice of America, December 23, 2015, “Путин демонстрирует Америке, что без России мировых конфликтов не разрешить,” by Alexei Pimenov

Indian Defence Review, December 1, 2015, “China Threat in Russia,” by Lt Gen JS Bajwa

Kyiv Post, November 27, 2015, “NATO’s Turkey stands up to Russia’s Putin,” by Allison Quinn

US Naval Institute, November 25, 2015, “Range, Reach, Risk, Russians, and the Triumph of the Anti-Transformationalists,” by CDR Salamander

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, November 25, 2015, “What Happens Now? Military Experts Weigh Implications Of Russian Jet Downing,” by Christian Borys

The Monkey Cage, Washington Post, November 19, 2015, “Here are options for responding to Russia’s media strategy,” by Joshua Tucker

The Economist, November 7, 2015, “Master of emergencies”

Foreign Policy, October 21, 2015, “Russia’s Winning the Electronic War,” by Paul McLeary

Business Insider, October 20, 2015, “Here are 2 problems that could sink the Russian military in a war,” by Jeremy Bender

BBC News, October 15, 2015, “Russian firepower ups the stakes in Syria,” by Jonathan Marcus

The Daily Beast, October 9, 2015, “Russia’s New Mega-Missile Stuns the Globe,” by David Axe

Washington Post, October 3, 2015, “Russia’s military is unlikely to turn the tide in Syria’s war,” by Andrew Roth and Thomas Gibbons-Neff (reprinted in Stars and Stripes)

Toronto Star, September 30, 2015, “Russian air strikes raise doubts and fears,” by Olivia Ward

Voice of America, September 27, 2015, “Second-guessing Vladimir Putin’s Intentions in Syria,” by Cecily Hilleary

Defending Russia, September 24, 2015, “Россия, прежде всего, настроена на защиту своей территории” 

Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2015, “Russia may be escalating military role in Syria,” by W.J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett

EU Observer, August 25, 2015, “French eyes for a Russian tiger,” by Andrew Rettman

Stars and Stripes, August 2, 2015, “Sanctions put a crimp in Russia’s naval plans,” by Steven Beardsley

The Moscow Times, July 28, 2015, “Prioritizing Russia’s Navy Is Pointless,” by Mark Galeotti

Defense News, July 28, 2015, “Despite Sanctions, Russian Defense Revenues Soaring,” by Matthew Bodner

The Moscow Times, July 26, 2015, “Russia Launches Cutting-Edge Spy Ship to Track U.S. Missile Defense,” by Matthew Bodner

Business Insider, July 23, 2015, “Russia may have to scrap its plans to build a fifth-generation stealth bomber,” by Jeremy Bender

The Wilson Quarterly, July 20, 2015, “The Race for the Arctic,” by Laura Kurek

Miami Herald, July 19, 2015, “Struggle for Ukraine,” by Diane Francis

Christian Science Monitor, July 15, 2015, “Amid Kremlin-NATO tensions, what mood in Russia’s European ‘spearhead’?” by Fred Weir

Huffington Post, July 13, 2015, “We Are All Ukrainians,” by Diane Francis

The Moscow Times, July 12, 2015, “Russia Makes Bid for Arctic Shipping Lane Even as Oil Prices Slip,” by Matthew Bodner

Foxnews.com, July 10, 2015, “Russia bringing back Cold War mini-subs, report says,” by James Rodgers

NextBigFuture.com, July 4, 2015, “Russia rebuilding and repairing its navy” 

Uatoday.tv, July 2, 2015, “Paris and Moscow close to Mistral Warships compensation deal”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, June 18, 2015, “Kaliningrad, Moscow’s Military Trump Card,” by Tony Wesolowsky

The Diplomat, June 12, 2015, “How the Ukraine Crisis Interrupts Putin’s Naval Dreams,” by Franz-Stefan Gady

CIMSEC, June 12, 2015, “The Sea Power of the State in the 21st Century,” by Jessica Huckabey

The Diplomat, May 21, 2015, “Is the ‘World’s Deadliest Tank’ Bankrupting Russia?” by Franz-Stefan Gady

Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2015, “Economic Crisis Slows Putin’s Plans to Modernize Russian Military,” by Thomas Grove

The Business Insider, April 23, 2015, “Russia wants to build a supercarrier, and it’s a total waste,” by Jeremy Bender

Defense News, April 12, 2015, “Russia Extends Grasp Over Black Sea, Into Med,” by Matthew Bodner

Defense News, April 12, 2015, “Nations Respond to Russian Buildup in Baltics,” by Gerard O’Dwyer

U.S. Patriot Tactical, April 11, 2015, “Can the Russians Build a Super Carrier, and More Importantly, Why Would They?” by Matt Towns

Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2015, “Intent of Russian military aircraft near U.S. shores remains unclear,” by W.J. Hennigan

L’Indro, March 25, 2015, “Crimea, un anno dopo l’annessione,” by Ingrid Burke

Moscow Times, March 24, 2015, “Russia Wants an Aircraft Supercarrier, But Can It Build One?” by Matthew Bodner

Der Spiegel, March 21, 2015, “Angeblicher Riesentransporter : Der russische Über-Flieger”

Reuters, March 18, 2015, “Russia’s air corps is a powerful but fading force,” by Robert Beckhusen

DefenseNews, March 11, 2015, “Russia’s Polar Pivot,” by Matthew Bodner

UlkoPolitiika, #1, 2015, “Venäjä vahvistaa asevoimiaan,” by Erik Nystrom

The Diplomat, March 4, 2015, “Putin’s ‘Red October’: Russia’s Deadliest New Submarine,” by Franz-Stefan Gady

The Diplomat, March 2, 2015, “What to Expect From Russia’s Pacific Fleet in 2015,” by Franz-Stefan Gady

Reuters, February 18, 2015, “No, Russia isn’t building a giant new aircraft carrier,” by David Axe

Democracy Digest, February 11, 2015, “The ‘morally, politically overwhelming’ case for aiding Ukraine”

Gazeta Wyborcza, January 26, 2015, “Kreml odgrywa starą śpiewkę o potędze rosyjskiej floty. Ale ta jest w stanie rozkładu,” by Michał Wachnicki

Next Big Future, January 24, 2015, “Russian Navy can only deploy 45 of its 270 ships”

War is Boring, January 18, 2015, “The Russian Navy Is on the Verge of Collapse,” by David Axe

L’Indro, January 14, 2015, “Esercito: la Russia apre agli stranieri,” by Ingrid Burke

Financial Times, January 8, 2015, “Russia: Dangers of isolation,” by Kathrin Hille

Newsweek, December 12, 2014, “How Strong is the Russian Military?” by Jonathan Masters

Voice of America News, December 11, 2014, “Sanctions, Oil Price Slump May Slow Russian Military Upgrade,” by Sharon Behn

International Business Times, November 21, 2014, “Russia Sends Mig-31 Foxhound Fighter Jets To Ukraine Border, In Escalation Of Tension Over Separatist Region,” by Alberto Riva

Democracy Digest, November 17, 2014, “Putin’s Russia: the case for containment”

Council on Foreign Relations, November 10, 2014, “Backgrounder: The Russian Military,” by Jonathan Masters

Ballots and Bullets, November 5, 2014, “Russia resurgent? Russian military performance in Crimea and its implications on Western defence requirements,” by Bettina Renz

Russia Beyond the Headlines, October 2014, “Russia, the USSR and Afghanistan, yesterday and today,” by Nick Allen

The Moscow Times, October 23, 2014, “With Ukraine Revitalizing NATO, Russia Dusts Off its Own Security Alliance,” by Matthew Bodner

The Moscow Times, October 21, 2014, “Despite Swedes’ Sub Panic, Russia’s Baltic Fleet Is Far From Fearsome,” by Matthew Bodner

Voice of America News, September 24, 2014, “Despite Criticism, Russia Likely to Benefit From Islamic State Airstrikes,” by Viktor Vasilyev, Yulia Savchenko, and Igor Tikhonenko

The Moscow Times, September 8, 2014, “Russia Says it Could Build its Own Mistral Warships,” by Matthew Bodner

The Economist, September 6, 2014, “The War in Ukraine: Reversal of Fortune”

Agoravox, September 4, 2014, “L’Ukraine envahie, mythe ou réalité ?” by Olivier Cabanel

New Republic, August 28, 2014, “Russia Is Burying Soldiers in Unmarked Graves Just to Conceal Their Role in Ukraine,” by Josh Kovensky

Le Figaro, August 21, 2014, “Kiev dans une impasse stratégique,” by Emmanuel Grynszpan

International Business Times, July 23, 2014, “China Can Offer Little Help To Russia In Current Crisis,” by Matt Schiavenza

The Bug Pit, July 23, 2014, “Black Sea Naval Cooperation Another Casualty Of Ukraine War,” by Joshua Kucera

New Republic, July 18, 2014, “Every Dangerous Place Where Airplanes Aren’t Supposed to Fly,” by Jessica Schulberg and Josh Kovensky

The Verge, July 18, 2014, “Cold War redux: Russia may reopen a Soviet-era spy base in Cuba,” by Amar Toor

The Local, July 18, 2014, “More pressure on France to scrap Russia ship deal,” by Ben McPartland

The Moscow Times, July 9, 2014, “Will France’s Mistral Assault Warships Make Russia a Naval Threat?” by Matthew Bodner

The Economist, July 5, 2014, “War by any other name”

In Homeland Security, June 2, 2014, “Russia’s Military Reforms and the Long View,” by Donald Sassano

New York Times, May 31, 2014, “In Ukraine War, Kremlin Leaves No Fingerprints,” by Sabrina Tavernise

The Economist, May 24, 2014, “Putin’s new model army”

The Moscow Times, May 13, 2014, “Crimea Takeover Seen as Potential Game Changer in Mediterranean,” by Ivan Nechepurenko

World Politics Review, May 7, 2014, “Defense Industry Sanctions Might Make Russia Double Down on Ukraine,” by Eric Auner

Dagsavisen, May 2, 2014, “Har mistet kontrollen i øst,” by Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth

The Daily Beast, April 17, 2014, “Is Putin’s Next Move to Take Over Odessa?” by Josh Rogin and Eli Lake

The Verge, April 4, 2014, “Icy US-Russia relations revive Cold War fears,” by Amar Toor

New York Times, April 2, 2014, “In Crimea, Russia Showcases a Rebooted Army,” by C. J. Chivers and David Herszenhorn

The Bug Pit, April 1, 2014, “China Promises Tajikistan “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” In Military Aid,” by Joshua Kucera

Slate.com, March 28, 2014, “The NATO Panic,” by Fred Kaplan

Military.com, March 21, 2014, “Crimea Freezes US-Russia Military Relationship,” by Bryant Jordan

Reuters, March 20, 2014, “Russia says it will build up military presence in Crimea,” by Thomas Grove

The Verge, March 16, 2014, “Then and now: life in a divided Ukraine,” by Amar Toor

The Interpreter, March 13, 2014, “Yes Russia Controls Crimea, and Yes Those Really are Russian Troops,” Andrew Bowen

Washington Post, March 10, 2014, “Russia’s military is the largest in the region, but it isn’t the same force as in Soviet times,” by Walter Pincus

The Bug Pit, March 8, 2014, “The Black Sea Fleet And Russia’s Crimean Adventurism,” by Joshua Kucera

Washington Post, March 4, 2014, “Putin says he will protect Russians in Ukraine,” by Kathy Lally and William Booth

Reuters, March 4, 2014, “How Russian, Ukrainian Military Stack Up,” by Peter Apps

Stars and Stripes, March 3, 2014, “Black Sea port in Ukraine still key to Russia’s naval interests,” by Steven Beardsley

Reuters, March  2, 2014, “Ukraine crisis gives NATO, West no good options,” by Peter Apps

The Bug Pit, March 2, 2014, “Report: Military Aid To Central Asia Having Little Effect,” by Joshua Kucera

Reuters, February 27, 2014, “Russia raises military clout with reforms after Georgian war,” by Peter Apps

The Verge, February 24, 2014, “Vladimir Putin won the Olympics, but he’s not smiling,” by Amar Toor

Chronicles of Turkmenistan, February 11, 2014, “What will 2014 be like for Turkmenistan? Four experts’ view on regional geopolitics,” by Regis Gente

The Verge, January 28, 2014, “Spy games: behind Russia’s massive Olympic surveillance program,” by Amar Toor

The Bug Pit, January 9, 2014, “U.S. Military Logisticians To Russia: Thanks, But…” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, December 18, 2013, “Russia, Ukraine Agree To Talk Black Sea Fleet Expansion,” by Joshua Kucera

The Verge, December 11, 2013, “Putin’s controversial news agency merger tightens grip on Russian media,” by Amar Toor

Asia Times, November 20, 2013, “Russia rebuilds ties with Vietnam,” by Roberto Tofani

The Bug Pit, October 11, 2013, “If U.S. Pulls Out Of Afghanistan, Will It Stay In Central Asia?” by Joshua Kucera

National Interest, October 4, 2013, “Russia’s Military is Back,” by Nikolas Gvosdev

Foreign Policy, September 13, 2013, “How Putin Turned Moscow Back Into a Middle East Powerhouse,” by David Kenner

The Verge, August 7, 2013, “Russia’s new neo-Nazi sport: terrorizing gay youth online,” by Amar Toor

Defense News, June 10, 2013, “Finland Looks East Again: Talks With Russia Could Revive Defense Trade, Cooperation,” by Gerard O’Dwyer

Business Insider, May 21, 2013, “New Arms Bill In Congress Could Involve Major Sanctions On Russia,” by Geoffrey Ingersoll

Moscow Times, February 28, 2013, “Putin Demands Military ‘Upgrade’ in Face of Threats,” by Ivan Nechepurenko

La Tribune (Paris), February 20, 2013, “Défense : la Marine russe veut renouer avec la grandeur de l’ère soviétique,” by Emmanuel Grynszpan

The Economist, November 10, 2012, “Reform and Be Sacked”

Kyiv Post, July 17, 2012, “A Nation that is both Russian and Ukrainian.” Interviewed by Ilya Timtchenko

Голос России, May 22, 2012, “Первая фаза ЕвроПРО: иллюзия безопасности,”  by Ilya Kramnik

Business Insider, March 8, 2012, “For All The Bluster, These 3 Reasons Show Russia’s Position On Iran May Be Surprisingly Sane,” by Adam Taylor

Veja, March 3, 2012, “Russos vão às urnas fazer (de novo) a vontade de Putin,” by Amanda Zacarkim

New York Times, February 25, 2012, “Syrian Conflict Poses the Risk of Wider Strife, ” by Steven Erlanger

New York Times, February 19, 2012, “For Syria, Reliant on Russia for Weapons and Food, Old Bonds Run Deep,” by David Herszenhorn

Defence Report, February 6, 2012, “Syrian National Council says ‘yes’ to diplomacy, ‘no’ to Chinese and Russian arms,” by Robert Densmore

Veja, November 29, 2011, “Putin vai voltar à Presidência – sem nunca ter saído de fato,” by Gabriela Loureiro

Reuters, October 11, 2011, “Russia feeds arms addiction as soft power fails,” by Thomas Grove

The Bug Pit, August 24, 2011, “Why Does Russia Have Warships In The Caspian?” by Joshua Kucera

News.az, August 10, 2011, “Karabakh peace requires compromise”

The Bug Pit, July 8, 2011, “The Last(?) Word on Russia’s Mistral Purchase,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, June 22, 2011, “Russians Say U.S. Naval Visit to Black Sea “Threat to Our Security.” Are They Right?” by Joshua Kucera

APA News Agency, June 22, 2011, “I think that there is no chance for Nabucco pipeline without Azerbaijan”

The Bug Pit, June 6, 2011, “Russian General: We Will Intervene to Protect Armenia,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, May 11, 2011, “Georgia, Russia, Slowly Reviving Cooperation on the Black Sea,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, March 4, 2011, “Russian Military Beefing Up Forces Around the Caspian,” by Joshua Kucera

Reuters, March 1, 2011, “Russia turns military gaze east to counter China,” by Thomas Grove

The Bug Pit, January 31, 2011, “Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, South Stream and Somali Pirates,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, November 1, 2010, “China vs. Russia in Central Asia,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, September 27, 2010, “Russia’s cagey moves toward Iran and the U.S.,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, August 30, 2010, “Russia’s Caspian naval plans,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, July 26, 2010, “More submarines coming to the Black Sea,” by Joshua Kucera

The Bug Pit, May 13, 2010, “Russia’s Mistral purchase could make Georgia safer,” by Joshua Kucera

Information (Lisbon), April 28, 2010, “Ovos e bombas de fumo: parlamento ucraniano à deriva pelo mar Negro” by Goncalo Venancio

Arms Control Today, March 2010, “Russian Nuclear Threshold Not Lowered” by Volha Charnysh

Seapower magazine cover story, February 2010, “A Potemkin Navy?” by Otto Kreisher

1news.az, January 18, 2010, «Наличие множества трубопроводов уменьшает рычаги влияния какого-либо одного игрока в регионе»

News.az, January 7, 2010, Azerbaijan is gradually becoming stronger vis-à-vis Armenia