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December 13, 2024

Ukraine
Tighter Sanctions Can Help End the Russia-Ukraine War

Donald Trump has promised to secure a just peace between Russia and Ukraine in his second term. His success or failure will depend on whether the West can give Russia a reason to negotiate in good fa…

Russian President Vladimir Putin accompanies Chief Executive Igor Sechin of the Rosneft oil company and Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev to the Zvezda shipyard near Vladivostok, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik via Reuters.

December 9, 2024

Ukraine
A Conversation With Former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine

Dmytro Kuleba discusses Ukraine’s strategic position in the war with Russia, and evaluates how the incoming Donald Trump administration might influence Ukraine’s international relations and policies…

Play Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to the media during a joint press conference in Kiev, Ukraine.

November 20, 2024

Ukraine
Virtual Media Briefing: Update on the Russia-Ukraine War—Will U.S. Long-Range Missiles Change the Equation?

CFR experts discuss the implications of President Joe Biden authorizing Ukraine to use U.S. long-range missiles against targets inside of Russia, and the prospects for the Ukraine-Russia war under Pr…

Play  member of U.S. Navy operates onboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Adriatic Sea in 2022.

December 2, 2024

Ukraine
A Conversation With Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko

Petro Poroshenko discusses Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia and the role of U.S. and NATO support. Please note there is no virtual component to the meeting. The audio, video, and transcript of th…

Play Ukraine's former President Petro Poroshenko speaks to the media during a news conference in Kiev.

December 6, 2024

Syria
What Role Is Turkey Playing in Syria’s Civil War?

Turkey opposes the Assad regime, but the fall of the government could disrupt Ankara’s aims to reverse refugee flows and defeat Kurdish forces in Syria’s north.

Anti-government fighters ride in the back of a truck in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, Syria, on December 3, 2024.

December 5, 2024

Syria
What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran's regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instab…

Armed men walk in the shade inside a courtyard of a white brick building dotted with patches of grass and rotundas.

October 25, 2024

North Korea
North Korean Troops in Russia: A Dangerous New Phase in the Ukraine War

The deployment of North Korean troops to aid Russia marks an ominous new level of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The alliance could further escalate and globalize the conflict.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un attend an official welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024.

November 18, 2024

Ukraine
Ukraine’s ATACMS: What Will the U.S. Missiles Mean for the War?

President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missile systems to strike deep inside Russian territory. What could it mean for the course of the war?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region in November 2024.

December 3, 2024

Lebanon
What’s Happening in Lebanon? A Guide to the War-Torn Democracy

An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, and the United States.

A boy stands inside his damaged house in Tyre, Lebanon, in November 2024.

December 3, 2024

Israel
Assessing a Year of War in the Middle East

A year after Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack, Israel faces a seven-front war and deepening divisions between its military and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis …

A Palestinian man looks out of his heavily damaged house at neighbouring houses which witnesses said were destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in the east of the Gaza strip.