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Escalation Signaling in Ukraine and Its Implications for the Strategic Russia-US Relationship

... action as escalatory. In the Kinzhal case, Russia attempted escalation control through deliberate allusion to the nuclear option, despite statements of its leadership against nuclear use in Ukraine. While there remains a conceptual difference between nuclear deterrence and nuclear use, this may still contribute to a conflation of conventional and nuclear stakes in the conflict, increasing the risks of the signals being misunderstood in the U.S. Further, it is likely to further complicate Russia’s ...

05.02.2024

expert column

Nuclear Metamorphoses

... area of relations among states has, in a sense, with few exceptions stood apart from the current political disturbances. The fact that the nuclear issue was so quickly drawn into political confrontation cannot only be explained by the severity of the Ukrainian crisis. The reasons for the metamorphoses of nuclear deterrence should also be sought in the doctrinal and technical specifics of this phenomenon. Doctrinal paradoxes Anatoly Antonov: Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0 Over Ukraine? Despite the multiple reductions in global nuclear arsenals over the past ...

08.08.2023

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)