💭 1654, 1991, or 2021? Michael Kimmage examines how chronology shapes the way we understand the origins of Russia’s war against Ukraine. ▶️ Watch: https://youtu.be/KoaTMPf_14o?is=nBbvYJXbGykpYBao With thanks to @umich.edu CREES and @carnegie.org

💭 On Oct. 7 at Yale, Mary Sarotte and Michael Kimmage will examine key turning points from 1991 to 2022 and consider what the twenty-first-century archive will look like for future historians. 🗓️ Oct. 7 | 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Yale University Special thanks to Yale’s REEES Program and the @carnegie.org

🔴 Can Russians still imagine what victory in Ukraine would look like? Samuel Greene argues that defining victory is becoming increasingly difficult for both the Russian public and the Kremlin. ▶️ Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/gfC20QhhOnM?si=y8Atis4jl-EokcfR #Russia #Ukraine #Duma

💭 On Sept. 30, Michael Kimmage joins the Munk School at the @utoronto.ca to examine how chronology shapes explanations of Russia’s war against Ukraine. 🗓️ Sept. 30 | 4–6 PM ET 📍 Toronto + Online Details: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/20260930

⚪ What does Russia’s deepening relationship with China mean for India? ▶️ Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/ZM-Tt24aYag?si=D0KTCEZ5_YESBpIv

🔴 Is Russia today more cut off from Europe than the Soviet Union was? 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-view/id6786457975?i=1000789391789

⚪ How did Europe navigate its relationship with Russia before 2022? @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social  from @lemonde.fr joins Origins of the War. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OskNqzOJTLWnCGhGUNkNpQ

🔴 @aysezarakol.bsky.social argues that smaller and middle powers may be able to reimagine the concept on their own terms, creating greater agency in a region historically shaped by great powers. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jveHD2XVGTa9bP5pyoZhP?si=1bfe1dcf1fdf4f6c

🔴 How do we know what Russians really think? Timothy Frye and Samuel Greene join The Long View to examine Russian public opinion after the Duma elections and how researchers can reliably assess it. 🗓️ Sept. 22 | 1 PM ET Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1DF1m-AUSoCIAQGlW3c7Zw

🔴 Alexander Cooley argues that Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and their neighbors are driving a more organic form of integration, reclaiming agency after decades of competing visions from outside powers. https://youtu.be/1w8wLP6UI48?si=Vu7n7zMy2hwaQu4q

🔴 Russia’s confrontation with the West extends far beyond Europe. @hannanotte.bsky.social joins The Long View to discuss We Shall Outlast Them and the global dimensions of Russian foreign policy and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKiX5TbiQqOCsyr0W2d3mQ

⚪ Where should we look for the origins of the war in Ukraine? Thomas Wright from @brookings.edu joins us to examine two lines of inquiry: the European context for the conflict and U.S.-Russia relations as a point of origin. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d6ITLQ8cQkKOlu-LjIpUTw

⚪ How did Ukraine navigate its relationship with Russia before the full-scale war? Kateryna Shynkaruk joins Origins of the War to examine Ukrainian foreign policy and the dynamics of the Ukraine-Russia relationship before war. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qV7a2aJORFWBeLxAZ9J4Hw

🔴 How has the war reshaped power and loyalty at the top of the Russian state? Alexandra Prokopenko joins The Long View to examine decision-making at the top of Russia’s government and the patterns of loyalty that sustain it. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q1v7zWT0Q567WQbvj0SYLw

⚪ How does the war in Ukraine look when viewed in a global context? Swasti Rao joins Origins of the War to explore its European and transatlantic background and the wider global context of its origins and consequences. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AS7GcnbvR1-5ct0d8Nu0qQ

🔴 What does “Eurasia” mean for understanding Russia? @AyseZarakol of @Cambridge_Uni and @CooleyOnEurasia of @BarnardCollege join The Long View to examine the concepts that have shaped how Russia is understood. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phloRdizQNWfP-nfW0JkSQ

⚪ Months before Russia invaded Ukraine, U.S. and British intelligence had detailed insight into Moscow’s plans. Green examines how the U.S. used that intelligence to warn allies and prepare for war. https://www.kennaninstitute.org/articles/us-statecraft-on-the-eve-of-russias-attack-on-ukraine

1/5 After the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia’s military entered what @MassDara describes as a period of societal, economic, political, and military collapse. How did that experience shape the generation now leading Russia’s military?

💭 Blair Ruble discusses how younger Ukrainians are reshaping identity across ethnic boundaries, from language and hip-hop to theater, in Rebuilding Ukraine’s Cities. 🎧 ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/0t2sYOkWrfrFHlWBjvoOGi?si=39bc0187ebfb4faa

💭 1654, 1991, or 2021? Each starting point carries different implications for how we explain the war in Ukraine. On Sept. 9, Kennan Institute Director Michael Kimmage joins the @umich.edu to examine the implications of chronology. 📍 555 Weiser Hall | 12–1:20 PM

⚫ What if a culture is shaped less by heroes than by those who adapt? Maxim Trudolyubov uses Russia’s shuttered Venice Biennale pavilion to examine adaptability, conformism, and ideological reinvention. Read Nobody’s Heroes: https://www.kennaninstitute.org/articles/nobodys-heroes

🎙️ What if America followed the international rules it helped write? Kennan Institute Non-Resident Fellow Linda Kinstler joins @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social to discuss American power and the future of international law. Listen on The Ezra Klein Show by @nytimes.com: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What if America Followed the Rules?

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⚪ Russia’s battlefield challenges aren’t explained by Ukrainian successes alone. @massdara.bsky.social of the @carnegieendowment.org discusses how discipline and leadership continue to undermine Russia’s military effectiveness. ▶️ Watch: https://f.mtr.cool/kueysqridm

📰 What comes after the war? In this letter from Ukraine, Oksana Forostyna argues that Ukraine’s postwar future is already taking shape through debates over military service, democracy, civil rights, and European integration. Read: www.kennaninstitute.org/articles/let...

💭 Tetyana Samiliv of the Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine discusses the lasting trauma of war and why Ukraine’s reconstruction must place people alongside infrastructure at the center of recovery. ▶️ Watch: https://youtu.be/91vfcE8q7G0?si=_s2JPbl67IV-YTQX #Ukraine #KennanConversations

⏳ Application deadline approaching. Applications for the 2026–2027 Kennan Institute Digital Fellowship close August 14. Learn more and apply: https://www.kennaninstitute.org/digital-fellowship

⚪ What could become Ukraine’s most enduring security guarantee? @scharap.bsky.social argues that Ukraine’s own military capabilities may prove to be the country’s strongest long-term deterrent. ▶️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/origins-of-the-war/id6786445931?i=1000775886632

🔵  “Along with Russian tanks and military forces, new monuments began appearing in the Ukrainian towns that fell under occupation…” The Battle for Memory explores how historical narratives have become another front in Russia’s war. https://www.kennaninstitute.org/articles/battle-for-memory

💭 Join Nathan Hutson and Tetyana Samiliv of the Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine for a discussion on sustainable urban recovery and the importance of local leadership in reconstruction. 📅 Friday, July 17 🕚 11:00 AM ET https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RxUVY4sjSGa1LPIU6v-pfA

📢 Applications are now open for the Kennan Institute Digital Fellowship (2026–2027). Learn more and apply now: https://www.kennaninstitute.org