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Alexander J. Motyl

Alexander J. Motyl

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The Moscow Terror Attack Could Mean the End of Putin

The most important thing about the March 22nd terrorist attack in Moscow is not the attack itself—though the horrific death of over a hundred...

25.03.2024 5

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

What Does Victory Look Like for Ukraine Against Russia?

What would spell defeat for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s genocidal war against Ukraine?  Obviously, driving the Russian armed...

21.03.2024 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Russia Has Much Bigger Dreams Than Conquering Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s attack dog, Dmitry Medvedev, may be unhinged, but he does the world a great service by shooting off at the mouth. He reminds those...

16.03.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

What MAGA Republicans Don't Get About the Ukraine War

Summary: The situation in Ukraine is not merely a regional conflict; it's a litmus test for the international order post-World War II, which has...

10.03.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

The End of Vladimir Putin in Russia? Why It Could Happen

Summary: The Kremlin faces a significant popular challenge as nearly 300,000 Russians demonstrated against the regime over seven weeks, marking the...

07.03.2024 9

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Russia Is Losing Its Fear of Vladimir Putin

Thousands of Russians said goodbye to Vladimir Putin at Alexei Navalny’s funeral on March 1. They came to pay their respects to the courageous...

04.03.2024 2

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

History Says Ukraine Can Win the War Against Russia

Summary: The argument that Ukraine cannot win the war against Russia based solely on numerical superiority—more soldiers, weapons, tanks, and...

29.02.2024 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Vladimir Putin Is Trapped

The Putin regime is baring its fangs and revealing its weakness in the process. First to be killed was the leader of the democratic opposition, Alexei...

22.02.2024 4

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Make No Mistake: Vladimir Putin Killed Alexei Navalny

Let there be no mistake: Vladimir Putin killed Alexei Navalny. Everyone knew that the Russian opposition leader would not survive the harsh conditions...

16.02.2024 30

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Vladimir Putin's Tucker Carlson Interview Was Worse Than You Think

If you thought the Third Reich and the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939, subjecting it to its fourth partition in just two centuries,...

12.02.2024 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Tucker Carlson's Interview with Vladimir Putin Was a Trainwreck

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin lasted 127 minutes. The Russian dictator spoke for about 125 of those minutes, gleefully using the...

09.02.2024 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Tucker Carlson's Vladimir Putin Interview Is Just Wrong

The timing really couldn’t be better. Fittingly for the occasion, Russia launched one of its largest missile attacks on Ukraine—killing four and...

07.02.2024 9

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Vladimir Putin Has a New Problem: Protests in Russia's Red Square

Western press reports of a women’s demonstration in central Moscow on February 3 have largely missed the four most important aspects of the action....

05.02.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Yes, Ukraine Can Still Beat Russia

A recently published article by three prominent military experts on the tasks before Ukraine in its war with Russia is required reading. As one would...

02.02.2024 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Russia's Future: Putin Might Be Destined to Fall from Power

They said mass protests were impossible in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The coercive apparatus is too strong. The regime’s propaganda is...

26.01.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Ukraine War: Here's What Could Happen if Donald Trump Is President Again

24.01.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Putin Might Decide to Attack NATO and Invade the Baltics

Is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin planning to attack yet another country? Belgium’s  Chief of Staff, Admiral Michel Hofman, thinks so: “It is...

20.01.2024 7

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

When Will Russia Finally Collapse?

When will Russia finally collapse? - Policymakers and analysts are getting impatient. Predictions of Russia’s collapse appear to be wrong. Instead...

09.01.2024 8

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Ukraine War in 2024: What Happens Now?

28.12.2023 10

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

America Can't Walk Away from Ukraine—Or the Russia Threat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put on a brave face at a press conference in Buenos Aires on the eve of his Tuesday, December 12th visit to...

12.12.2023 6

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

America Can't Walk Away from Ukraine - Or the Russia Threat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put on a brave face at a press conference in Buenos Aires on the eve of his Tuesday, December 12th visit to...

11.12.2023 3

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

Stasis is not Stalemate in the Ukraine War

The alleged stalemate in the Russo-Ukrainian war has again brought calls from some quarters for Ukraine to be “realistic” and agree to a...

29.11.2023 5

The National Interest

Alexander J. Motyl

The Inevitable Fall of Putin’s New Russian Empire

The Russian Federation is the product of the Soviet empire’s collapse, just as the Soviet Union was the product of imperial Russia’s collapse....

05.11.2023 6

Foreign Policy

Alexander J. Motyl

Ukraine and Israel both must face a Russian foe

In the past, wars divided Ukrainians and Jews. Today, war has made Ukraine and Israel into natural allies and friends.  And not just because the...

17.10.2023 5

NY Daily News

Alexander J. Motyl

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