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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 demonstrated an assault on the country’s sovereignty and future. This pivotal moment followed the 2014 Maidan Revolution, a turning point that anchored Ukraine’s aspirations toward European integration and domestic reform, and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Ongoing aggression and disinformation campaigns led by its former occupier have continued to challenge Ukraine’s independence and democratic trajectory, as well as broader regional stability. CSIS leads scholarship on the war in Ukraine, how it has changed the landscape of modern geopolitics and warfare, its global impacts, and Ukrainian reconstruction.

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How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?

For the first time since 2022, attacks on agricultural infrastructure and cargo vessels are limiting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine at the same time. CSIS experts examine the latest attacks, their food-security impacts, and how the Iran war is worsening the crisis.

Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Emma Curtis, and Joseph Glauber — September 11, 2026

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How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?

For the first time since 2022, attacks on agricultural infrastructure and cargo vessels are limiting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine at the same time. CSIS experts examine the latest attacks, their food-security impacts, and how the Iran war is worsening the crisis.

Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Emma Curtis, and Joseph Glauber — September 11, 2026

Russian Roulette

How Ukraine Fights: Reflections from the Front Lines feat. Nate Vance

Maria Snegovaya sits down with Nate Vance —a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces after the 2022 invasion — to discuss Ukrainian and Russian military tactics, life as an infantryman, and the impact of Soviet legacies on military culture.

Podcast Episode by Maria Snegovaya — August 14, 2026

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Russian Roulette

Has the War Come Home to Russia?

Max Bergmann speaks with Maria Snegovaya and Jade McGlynn about how Russians have reacted to major shocks in recent years and whether current polling truly reflects changing attitudes toward the war.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Jade McGlynn — July 27, 2026

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The Last Line of Defense

Is Ukraine Winning? Inside the Battlefield of Drones, AI, and Autonomous Warfare

Host Seth Jones welcomes back Mick Ryan, retired Australian Army Major General, for the latest on the Ukraine-Russia battlefield. The pair discussed the Ukrainian air campaign, including the use of AI and drone warfare, as well as the conditions of Russia’s frontlines.

Podcast Episode by Seth G. Jones — July 22, 2026

The Last Line of Defence

A Tale of Two Strategic Attacks: The Race to End the War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is now a race between two competing, attritional theories of victory. While Ukraine is focused on maximizing drone production, high payoff deep strikes to hold Russia’s oil and gas, Moscow is trying target critical infrastructure and major political and economic centers like Kyiv to coerce Ukraine.

Commentary by Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan — July 15, 2026

Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?

After four years of war, Russia’s defense industrial base has significantly reshaped, creating an asymmetric threat to NATO: It can rapidly scale production of weapons proven on the battlefield, combining Soviet-style resource allocation with selective market mechanisms.

Report by Maria Snegovaya, Tina Dolbaia, Nicholas Fenton, and Max Bergmann — July 14, 2026