Andreas Umland

October 16, 2024
A “Land-For-Land” Solution to the Ukraine War?
Ukraine appears to be holding out for a territorial exchange with Russia as the basis for peace. Will the Global South go along?
August 15, 2024
How Ukraine’s Fight Solves Global Problems
Kyiv’s struggle, if successful, could reignite worldwide democratization and help speed along political transitions in other nations.
May 8, 2024
How Russia’s Ukraine War Is Undermining World Order
Russia’s rhetorical devaluation and practical subversion of international law, order, and organization not only concerns the European continent. It may be more dangerous for...
February 22, 2024
Putin’s Strike Against the World
Russia's war in Ukraine is the most worrisome blow to global stability and cooperation since the end of the Second World War.
February 12, 2024
Why Diplomacy Can’t End the Ukraine War
Ukraine and Russia’s constitutions, their hawkish publics, Crimea’s peculiar situation, and Eastern European skepticism about Moscow’s long-term intentions all make...
January 31, 2024
Key Obstacles to a Kyiv-Moscow Truce
As Russia’s war against Ukraine approaches its two-year mark, why is there still no negotiated end to it? And importantly, why is there unlikely to be one in the near future?...