March, 2022

• 2 March

  Infighting between Islamist, Turkish-backed armed groups continues in north Syria

  

  Infighting between Turkish-backed factions in north Syria continues despite pleas by civilians, with most recently dozens of members of the civilian police resigning in response to a shootout with the military police that left two of its members wounded. Violent clashes erupted Feb. 22 between members of the civilian police …

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• 2 March

  Turkey’s Black Sea warning may impact Syria more than Ukraine

  

  Turkey will limit the passage of Russian warships through its straits linking the Mediterranean and Black Sea as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its sixth day, in a move that will likely have a larger impact on the Syrian front than the war in Ukraine. The position became …

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• 2 March

  Israel torn over ties with Russian oligarchs

  

  Formulating its policy on the Ukraine crisis, Israel must take into account its coordination with Russia in Syria, its special relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, its super important alliance with the United States and its large Russian-Ukraine-born population. At a Feb. 27 meeting of Israel’s foreign affairs and security …

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• 2 March

  Facing Western isolation over Ukraine, Russia looks to Mideast, Islamic world

  

  After the start of Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine and the resulting unprecedented sanctions against Moscow, the latter is focusing its attention on the leading states in the Islamic world and the greater Middle East to negate the impact of Western isolation. The operation against Ukraine began when Pakistani Prime …

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• 2 March

  Rapid Response: The future of European energy security

  

  The Ukraine crisis has generated a level of attention on energy security that has been sorely lacking over the past decade. European dependence on Russian gas and global dependence on Russian oil is limiting Western action against Russia. However, with Germany halting the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; …

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• 2 March

  Four ways the war in Ukraine might end

  

  The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has spurred Europe’s worst security crisis in decades. But while most analysis is rightly focused on the immediate situation, it is equally important to forecast the war’s multiple possible trajectories and outcomes. Anticipating the uncertainties that this war will bring is a critical …

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• 2 March

  No fighter plane transfers to Ukraine through allied airspace

  

  NATO airspace will not be used to transfer fighter planes to the Ukrainian military, alliance leaders said Tuesday after a meeting in Poland, where top U.S. commanders were on hand for high-level security talks. Ukraine has requested additional military hardware from the West to help stave off Russia’s full-scale invasion, …

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• 2 March

  Pentagon: 80% of Russian forces positioned around Ukraine now in the country, but supply issues slow their advance

  

  Roughly 80% of the more than 170,000 troops Russia had surrounding Ukraine for months before invading are now inside the country, though the Ukrainian resistance and supply issues have slowed their advance, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday. Russian forces advancing toward Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv “has made no …

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• 2 March

  Wrecking The Russian Ruble: US, EU, And Japan To Ban Certain Russian Banks From SWIFT

  The United States and its allies announced their crucial decision to prohibit the access of particular Russian financial institutions from the SWIFT international payment system last February 26. This marks the latest and arguably, harshest sanction to date on Moscow as it continues its invasion of Ukraine. The procedure is …

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• 2 March

  How the U.S. Started a Cold War with Russia and Left Ukraine to Fight It

  

  The defenders of Ukraine are bravely resisting Russian aggression, shaming the rest of the world and the UN Security Council for its failure to protect them. It is an encouraging sign that the Russians and Ukrainians are holding talks in Belarus that may lead to a ceasefire. All efforts must …

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