Tag: Russia

The ‘Fortress Russia’ economy has adapted well to pressure. But stagflation presents an opportunity for the West (Timothy Ash – Chatham House)

The Russian economy has proven much more durable through three and half years of full-scale war in Ukraine, and a decade of Western sanctions,...

Tightening the oil-price cap to increase the pressure on Russia (Volodymyr Dubrovskiy, James Nixey – Chatham House)

Russia is the world’s most sanctioned country, but the current regime of sanctions has largely failed to achieve its aim of constraining Russia’s ability...

Zapad 2025: What the Russia–Belarus military exercise will reveal about Lukashenka’s intentions (Ryhor Astapenia – Chatham House)

The Russia–Belarus Zapad 2025 military exercise is currently underway. The ‘hot phase’ is scheduled for 12–16 September but the drills have already begun, with...

Geostrategic magazine (5 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: China-Hungary; CRINK; Europe-Ukraine; Georgia-Azerbaijan-Armenia; Global...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 4, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The British and French-led Coalition of the Willing and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Paris to discuss possible future security guarantees for Ukraine...

Russian Occupation Update, September 4, 2025 (Karolina Hird – Institute for the Study of War)

The United Kingdom (UK) announced that it is levying sanctions against eight additional individuals and three organizations in connection with their role in Russia’s...

It’s time for Trump to put maximum pressure on Putin (Frederick Kempe – Atlantic Council)

Let’s make this simple. After the red carpets were rolled away and the B-2 bomber returned to its hangar, here’s what the Trump-Putin summit...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 2, 2025 (Anna Harvey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Justin Young, Olivia Gibson, and Frederick W. Kagan – Institute for...

Russian President Vladimir Putin leveraged a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to pretend to offer marginal concessions to US demands while continuing...

Geostrategic magazine (2 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Australia-India-US; Australia-US; Australia-Women, Peace and...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2025 (Jessica Sobieski, Christina Harward, Jennie Olmsted, Justin Young, Olivia Gibson, and George Barros – Institute for the...

Kremlin officials continue to deny White House statements about the prospect of a bilateral Ukrainian-Russian or trilateral US-Ukrainian-Russian meeting in the near future. Russian President...

Geostrategic magazine (1 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: ASEAN; Gulf; India; Indonesia; International...

Geostrategic magazine (30 August 2025)

Complex research (by Marco Emanuele): Ordine in progress / Order in progress | The Global Eye Evoluzione, involuzione, progresso / Evolution, involution, progress | The Global...

To end Putin’s war on Ukraine, Trump should sanction Russian oil (Kimberly Donovan – Atlantic Council)

Over the past two weeks, US President Donald Trump has shown the world that he can get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the table...

What Would Security Guarantees in Ukraine Look Like? (Benjamin Jensen – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

In the August 18 meeting between European leaders, Ukraine, and the United States, multiple officials stressed the importance of security guarantees for Ukraine that...

The Trump-Putin Summit, With Michael Kimmage (Council on Foreign Relations)

Michael Kimmage, professor of history at the Catholic University of America and former State Department official focused on Russia and Ukraine, sits down with...

Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force (Jörn Fleck and James Batchik – Atlantic Council)

Monday was undeniably a good day for Team Europe. The White House meeting between US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and seven...