Administration officials have made basic negotiating errors when rolling out their approach that, left uncorrected, will doom their bid to end the war.
The former head of the American delegation at the START negotiations, former US Deputy Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, noted in a comment to Kommersant that statements regarding the possible unilateral benefit for the US from resuming the implementation of the treaty puzzle her.
Insightful discussion featuring Rose Gottemoeller sharing memorable moments of friends and family , unexpected life path direction changes and mentorship
As Russia continues to wage its brutal war against Ukraine, calls have increased for Washington, including Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency in January, to force a halt to the fighting in order to save Ukrainian lives.
December 5 marks the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum of Security Assurances for Ukraine, a key part of the settlement under which Ukraine gave up what was then the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal. Unfortunately, Russia has grossly violated the commitments that it made in the document.
The Russian government has released its new doctrine, which indeed suggests a lower nuclear threshold. However, the Kremlin continues to have reasons not to escalate too far, especially not to the nuclear level, and especially not now.
CISAC welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Sanger to discuss his latest book, "The New Cold Wars," a deep dive into the evolving landscape of global tensions among the U.S., China, and Russia.
Russia’s doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons has gone through several evolutions over the past 15 years. Changes in 2010 and 2020 seemed relatively benign. In September 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced additional modifications, which appear more meaningful.
As part of Stanford's 2024 Democracy Day, Michael McFaul and Steven Pifer spoke to students about the war in Ukraine and what the future might bring should Russia be allowed to prevail in its illegal aggression.
Avril Haines, the director of the Office of National Intelligence, spoke with Stanford students about careers in public service during a fireside chat moderated by FSI Director Michael McFaul.
At a panel during Stanford's 2024 Reunion weekend, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies shared what their research says about climate change, global democracy, Russia and Ukraine, China, and the Middle East.
“In my darkest nightmares, I didn’t think that I would have to include material on an attack like the one that unfolded on October 7,” says CISAC's Or Rabinowitz
While some believe the incursion could be a turning point, that will depend on what additional forces Ukraine’s already-stretched army can commit to the Kursk operation
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