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The Camera’s “Power to Accuse”

Post author By Alex Choy
Post date April 12, 2022
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Russia is harnessing the power of photography to make strategic gains in Ukraine. NATO must do the same.

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The Ukraine Crisis Prompts a Rethinking of U.S. Policy Towards Russia, NATO, and the European Continent

Post author By Martin Makaryan
Post date January 27, 2022
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As deterrence and punitive measures have proven to be ineffective, incentivizing Putin to pivot from his use of force and assertive policies must be a priority for Western policymakers.

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The West Shouldn’t Rush to Admit Ukraine Into the NATO Alliance

Post author By Martin Makaryan
Post date July 16, 2021
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Ukraine’s admission into the transatlantic military alliance is a delicate issue which requires careful consideration of geopolitical factors and pragmatism by Western policymakers.

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Relinquishing the Third Largest Nuclear Arsenal in the World: What Ukraine Teaches about Nuclear Proliferation

Post author By Taylor Fairless
Post date August 28, 2020
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President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk after signing documents whereby Ukraine agreed to dismantle all of its 1,800 nuclear warheads, Jan. 14, 1994, at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photo courtesy of the NPR.

After the dismantlement of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly-formed state of Ukraine was “born nuclear” by inheriting about 4,000 of Moscow’s nuclear weapons, granting it the third largest arsenal in the world. Yet, in 1994, Ukraine committed to full disarmament.

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