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ussia's President Vladimir Putin visits the destroyed school, where in 2004 Chechen militants took more than 1,000 people hostage, in Beslan, North Ossetia on August 20, 2024, to commemorate the killing of more than 330 people, mostly children, in the hostage siege
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How the Traumas of 2004 Blinded Putin

A terrorist attack in 2004 shaped Vladimir Putin’s understanding of external actors and other countries. The influence can be felt even today.

· November 18, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Hezbollah Considers U.S.-Israeli Ceasefire Proposal, Sources Say

A conversation about diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group.

· November 16, 2024
CNN
In The Media
in the media
North Korean Troops Join Russian Forces on the Frontlines

A conversation about discuss what’s happening on the battlefield in Ukraine and how President-elect Donald Trump’s victory could change the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.

· November 15, 2024
WBUR’s Here and Now
night sky lit up by light from rockets
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The Middle East’s New War of Attrition

Egypt and Jordan are caught in the middle.

· November 14, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Trump Needs Concessions from Putin — They May Be Forthcoming

Trump has every opportunity to alter the dynamics in the war in Ukraine, because Putin has strong motives to nurture his relationship with the United States.

· November 14, 2024
Financial Times
In The Media
in the media
Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 2

A conversation about the state of the war in Ukraine.

· November 14, 2024
War on the Rocks’ The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman