On November 9th, Finnish Ambassador Mikko Huatala and former Spokesperson for the US Department of State Morgan Ortagus held a forum at Vanderbilt University to discuss the war in Ukraine, as well as Finland’s...

This December, Russia issued several security demands to American diplomats, calling on NATO to halt its eastward expansion of alliances, to remove troops from former Soviet territories, and end Western...

Standing in opposition to one of the most powerful men in the world is no easy feat. However, one man has done so in dramatic fashion—in Russia. Alexei Navalny is a Russian lawyer and activist who...

Following a controversial referendum last Sunday to withdraw from Ukraine, officials were met by cheering crowds as they reported that nearly 96% of Crimeans wanted to join Russia. Of course, the vote...

Conventional wisdom portrays Putin as a master tactician. He isn’t one. Less than a week after the Sochi Olympics reached a coda, Russia invaded Ukraine, violating a millennial tradition of Olympic...