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June 2021 The Nord Stream 2  is an underwater pipeline that would transport natural gas from Russia directly to Germany. The completion of this pipeline would lead to greater Russian expansion into Europe with increased dependence on Russian natural gas. The United...

On June 16, 2021 President Biden and President Putin held a summit in Geneva, following a week of meetings between Biden and members of NATO and the G7. Before the trip, Biden stated in an opinion piece for the Washington Post that his intention was to strengthen...

On June 15, 2021, The Brookings Institution hosted an event entitled “Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order,” based on Kathryn E. Stoner’s new book of the same name. Along with Stoner, panelists included Fiona Hill and Paul Poast, with...

On June 15, 2021, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a virtual event entitled “Zapad 2021 and the Future of Russia’s Force Presence in Belarus.” Zapad, the Russian word for “west,” is a military exercise held every four years and the...

On June 4, 2021, The Atlantic Council hosted a virtual event entitled “Nord Stream 2: Pipeline to Controversy?” following the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The pipeline is a contentious project, designed to bypass Ukraine...

On May 26, 2021, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) hosted a virtual event entitled “Partnership Without Substance: Sino-Russian Relations in Central and Eastern Europe.” Following Bobo Lo and Edward Lucas’s recent report, Partnership Without Substance,...