Dr. Sarah Tobin is an anthropologist at The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, with expertise in...

The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have changed the geopolitical game in Europe. In many ways, the...

Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies...

With a KGB history, a penchant for repressing criticism at home, and a growing tendency for military aggression abroad, Russia’s...

Relations between Poland and Russia have never been described as warm. While their robust economic cooperation may have had a mutually...

Lincoln Chafee ’75 served as a US Senator (1999-2007) and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island Brown Political Review: Starting with your...

On January 22nd, 2006, two Russian-controlled natural gas pipelines in the North Caucasus exploded. The impending delays to energy...

In March, the Republic of Georgia took a considerable step forward on the road to full membership in the European Union. The country...

Ivan Watson ‘97 is the senior foreign correspondent for CNN in Hong Kong. He has reported on a broad scope of major global events,...

While the Cold War and the arms race that ensued positioned the US as the world’s premier superpower, the resources poured into the space...

On February 16, conflict in Ukraine escalated as pro-Russian rebels ignored the internationally brokered cease-fire determined after “16...

As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned...

There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish...

Putin’s expansion into Crimea, Ukraine and his other recent acts of aggression have been framed by some as parts of an attempt at...

Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a...

The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook,...

The primary image of Russian political leadership, in the current political climate, is that of a sultry Russian President Vladimir...

In July, after several months of discussion, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have finally...

Since the first Russian troops began invading Crimea, the West has considered various approaches to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine....

Following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Germany ambitiously vowed to shut down all its nuclear capacity in favor of renewable energy...