Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities continue almost nightly; Ukraine’s allies and proxies take the fight to Russian soil with a drone attack on Moscow and a bold incursion into Belgorod; anticipation builds for a long-awaited Ukrainian spring offensive in the east; and NATO gears up for a landmark summit in Vilnius next month. Continue reading
University of Texas at Arlington professor Brian Whitmore talks with NBC 5’s Brian Curtis about being in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during a Russian drone attack. Whitmore also shares … Continue reading
It has become one of the critical fault lines in the geopolitical clash between Russia and the West. The Black Sea region — which encompasses NATO allies Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey; Western partners Ukraine and Georgia; and of course, an increasingly aggressive and revanchist Russia — was a tense and contested area even before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since the invasion, this competition and the potential for conflict have only escalated. Continue reading
The debate in Washington and other Western capitals has been raging for years: which adversary, Russia or China, should the United States and its allies devote its resources to countering and containing? Continue reading
For the past year since Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies have imposed some of the most extensive sanctions and export restrictions in history on Moscow. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at UTA’s McDowell Center and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, spoke at the 2023 #CONNEXIONS Conference at the University of Texas at Austin on April 11-12. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington, visits UTA to present his talk “The End of an Empire Ukraine and the Final Stage of … Continue reading
A prominent Russian pro-war blogger is killed in a bombing at a St. Petersburg café. An anti-war activist is arrested as the authorities in Moscow allege a broad and improbable conspiracy involving the Ukrainian intelligence services and imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Continue reading
As Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its 14th month, and with Russian forces failing in their efforts to take more territory in the Donbas, Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a spring offensive. Continue reading
Just days after the International Criminal Court issued a war crimes indictment for Vladimir Putin, making him the world’s most famous and most wanted fugitive, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow for a state visit, his 40th meeting with the Kremlin leader. Continue reading
