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Murrett Talks to Fox News About Russia Firing a New Ballistic Missile at Ukraine
“I do think it is a response to the unconstrained use that we have now for ATACMS missiles and also Storm Shadow missiles in the Kursk region of Russia and allowing the Ukrainians to use them,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. “I think what the Russian leadership did with the Oreshnik missile—MRBM—is probably a response to that.”
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, National Security, NATO, Russia, U.S. Elections, Ukraine, United States
Taylor Comments on Election Interference by Russia in Associated Press Article
“Russia clearly interfered in this election,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and expert on Russian politics. He says Russia’s objectives were to “help Trump and to sow chaos more generally—although there is no evidence that their activities changed the outcome.”
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Williams Weighs In on Zelensky’s Victory Plan for Ukraine in New York Times Article
“He has to go cap in hand to push the plan, sort of carve out a position and then say at home, having asked, that this is now what we have to do,” says Michael John Williams, a associate professor of public administration and international affairs, adding, “At least he can say he’s tried. He’s exhausted the possibilities.”
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Taylor Speaks With AFP, The Hill and Newsweek About Trump’s Victory, Impact on Ukraine-Russia War
“I can’t imagine Donald Trump rolling up his sleeves and digging into the nitty-gritty of the words of this conflict,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “That’s not who he is [but] that’s what it takes to bring about ceasefires and peace settlements, lots of detailed, nitty-gritty negotiation on a whole host of issues. It’s not simply tell both sides to stop.”
See related: Conflict, Federal, Russia, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, Ukraine, United States
Hranchak Comments on North Korean Troops Being Deployed to Ukraine in Newsweek Article
“North Korean troops in Ukraine would be another confirmation that the Russian war in Ukraine is not a local or regional conflict,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Murrett and Taylor Speak with Fox News About North Korea Sending Troops to Russia
“North Korea and Russia signed a joint military assistance agreement last June and they are pursuing cooperation...In terms of what North Korea might get in return, I think the big fear is that Russia would be sharing more advanced nuclear technology, perhaps submarine technology or other conventional weapons technology with North Korea,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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Murrett Cites Ukraine’s Focus on Military Targets in Article on U.S. Long-Range Weapons in The Hill
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, shares his thoughts with The Hill on Ukraine's military targets, as debate renews in Washington over a policy limiting the use of American weapons deep within Russia.
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Taylor Shares Insights on Ukraine’s Recent Military Successes in Russian Territory with LiveNOWFox
Williams Piece on Expanding Nuclear Sharing with NATO Allies Published by New Atlanticist
Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, argues that the way to deter Russian aggression is to strengthen the western approach when it comes to nuclear sharing arrangements and the deployment of land-based US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
See related: Defense & Security, Europe, Russia
Murrett Discusses the War in Ukraine With the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle and Newsweek
“The situation is still highly fluid, but with clear signs that the Russian command and control of responding units is still coming together, with all-important unity of command not yet achieved,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Articles on the War in Ukraine
“I think both Ukrainians and the Russians are surprised by what has happened, in particular in the opportunities that this has offered to the Ukrainians in terms of going further in the Kursk region than they probably had anticipated when they started,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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Taylor Quoted in Vox Article on the US-Russia Prisoner Swap
“Putin wanted to bring home a Russian assassin...and other spies, to show people who work in the Russian intelligence services that their government will try to bring them home if they get caught. The U.S. government and its allies wanted to free innocent people being held hostage in Russian prisons,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
Taylor Speaks With ABC News About Evan Gershkovich, Possible Prisoner Trade
Russia has maintained that discussions about trades for Gershkovich can only start in earnest after the trial is over, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “So the quicker the trial and the inevitable verdict, the quicker they can offer Evan as a piece in a possible trade,” Taylor says.
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Taylor Weighs In on Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan in Newsweek Article
“The idea of a peace plan for Russia's war against Ukraine sounds nice, but the ideas proposed by two Trump advisers would not be acceptable to either Russia or Ukraine,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Hranchak Talks to The National About the Debate, What She Hopes to Hear About Russia and Ukraine
“In general, I'd like to hear answers or comments, not so much about Ukraine, but about Russia, because it's not Ukraine, but Russia, that poses the biggest challenge today,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Russia, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Taylor Discusses the Impact of Ukraine Using Western Weapons Against Russia With Fox News, La Presse
Brian Taylor, professor of political science, says that the authorization given by the U.S. and Germany to Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil with weapons they supply could have an impact on the balance of power on Ukrainian territory.
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Research in a Closed Political Context, COVID, and Across Languages
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Hranchak Speaks With The National About the Delay in US Military Aid for Ukraine
“Taking advantage of the delay in aid and the fact that the Ukrainians could not respond adequately, the Russians intensified their shelling of our power plants, and today Ukraine is forced to resort to blackouts to preserve electricity,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Taylor Talks to the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal About Putin’s Fifth Term
“The war in Ukraine is central to his current political project, and I don’t see anything to suggest that that will change. And that affects everything else,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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McDowell Discusses Sanctions Circumvention on The Sanctions Age Podcast
“De-dollarization is sort of a hedging exercise. It's preparing for that potential instance of sanctions in the future or adapting to the current sanctions that you're facing but it is real, it's happening and it does have important implications for the U.S. and for the world,” says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.
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