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March 6, 2022

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OUR LATEST PODCAST 

PODCAST
Of Banks and Tanks
Featuring Adam Tooze
In Search of Monsters/ Quincy Institute & Radio Open Source, 3/3/22

According to Vladimir Putin, sanctions in response to his invasion of Ukraine are comparable to a declaration of war. This week, we talk to the economic historian Adam Tooze to figure out just what those sanctions might really do.


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Brief
Pathways to Pentagon Spending Reductions: Removing the Obstacles

By William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
Quincy Institute, 3/3/22

A larger U.S. military budget would not have prevented Putin's invasion of Ukraine.   


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Russian Oligarchs Don’t Have the Power — or Inclination — to Stop Putin
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Washington Post, 3/4/22

Business elites who pledged their loyalty to Putin have been allowed to keep their wealth (until now). But they have no political power.


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Take It From JFK—Appeasement Over Confrontation
By Andrew Bacevich, President
The Nation, 3/3/22


Displays of presidential toughness aren’t what our nation needs right now.

The ‘Rules-Based International Order Doesn’t Constrain Russia — or the United States
By Samuel Moyn, Non-Resident Fellow
Washington Post, 3/3/22

American pundits say Putin is undermining the international order. But the ability of great powers to ignore the rules is a lamentable part of the system.


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It’s Time to Ask: What Would a Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal Look Like?
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Guardian, 3/4/22

If the Russians are ever to withdraw, then a diplomatic agreement on the terms of withdrawal will be necessary. So what should the demands be?


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We Must End the War on Ukraine — and Put an End to Perpetual Wars
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
Washington Post, 3/1/22

Commentators argue that Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has overturned the post-war world order. But the reality is perhaps more dangerous than that.


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Television
Russian Attacks on Nuclear Plants Could Lead to a ‘Major Incident of Mass Destruction’

Interview with Joe Cirincione, Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow
Andrea Mitchell Reports/MSNBC, 3/4/22

MORE. MORE. MORE.

Putin's Nuclear Blackmail of Ukraine and the West Continues by Judith Miller, Quoted: Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, Fox News, 3/5/22

TELEVISION: Russians Would Use a Nuclear Weapon FIrst to Prevent Their Defeat Expert Says, interview with Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, The Reid Out/MSNBC, 3/4/22

Russia's Ukraine Invasion May Have Been Preventable by Zeeshan Aleem/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, MSNBC, 3/4/22

How to Get to a Place of Peace for Ukraine by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 3/3/22

How Russia Lost the War Against Ukraine… on K Street by Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 3/3/22

New Analysis Says U.S. Doesn’t Need ‘Bigger Military Budget to Deter Putin’ by Jake Johnson/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Common Dreams, 3/3/22

The NATO Critics Who Predicted Russia’s Belligerence by Jordan Michael Smith/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, The New Republic, 3/3/22

Russia’s Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says by Jacqueline Feldscher & Marcus Weisgerber/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Defense One, 3/3/22

TELEVISION: International Atomic Energy Agency: Ukraine Regulator Says No Change In Radiation Levels At Nuclear Power Plant, interview with Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, Anderson Cooper 360/CNN, 3/3/22

TELEVISION: The 11th Hour, interview with Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, MSNBC, 3/3/22

The Ukraine Invasion Is Nothing Compared to Iraq by President Andrew Bacevich, Spectator, 3/2/22

Russian Firms Spent Millions on U.S. Lobbying. Now They’re Getting Dumped by Brody Ford/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Yahoo News, 3/2/22

A Russia-Ukraine Exit Strategy by Board Member Ambassador Tom Pickering, Responsible Statecraft, 3/2/22

Biden Goes After Putin, Stresses Unity Morning by Alexis Simendinger & Al Weaver/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Morning Report/The Hill, 3/2/22

Biden Can Go to South Dakota If He Wants to Take on Russian Oligarchs by Investigative Reporter at Large Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft, 3/2/22

Is China’s Subtle Ukraine Shift an Opportunity for Easing Tensions by Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, Responsible Statecraft, 3/2/22

Putin’s Assault on Ukraine Has Nothing to Do with Iran Nuclear Deal by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 3/2/22

Russian Rockets Are Falling Indiscriminately on Ukrainian Cities, Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, The Economist, 3/1/22

How the Left Should Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine by Roane Carey/ Cited: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, The Intercept, 3/1/22

At SOTU, ‘Democracies vs Autocracies’ Take Center Stage by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 3/1/22

The Military Situation in Ukraine, Interview with President Andrew Bacevich, WGBH Radio, 3/2/22

TELEVISION: White House Rejects Implementing No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine, interview with Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt, The Mehdi Hasan Show/Peacock, 2/28/22

What Ukraine’s Lobbyists Have Been Up To by Caitlin Oprysko/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Politico Influence, 2/28/22

Recent Arms Sales Contradict Biden Promise on Middle East Pivot by Interns Nick Cleveland-Stout & Taylor Giorno, Responsible Statecraft, 2/28/22

WEBCAST: Will Biden’s Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review Make America Safer? Featuring Joe Cirincione, Christopher Preble, Sarang Shidore, & Sharon Weiner, Quincy Institute, 2/28/22
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