Anatol Lieven

Anatol Lieven is a senior fellow of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and author, among other books, of Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry.

Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a drone attack on industrial facilities in Kharkiv on May 4, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse

The news from Ukraine’s front lines is grim.

Oct 29, 2024 / Anatol Lieven

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state-owned agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024.

Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond

He’s also boxed himself in by his own language.

Sep 18, 2024 / Anatol Lieven

Mikhail Gorbachev

To Seek Peace in Ukraine, Remember the End of the Cold War To Seek Peace in Ukraine, Remember the End of the Cold War

US-Russia relations once seemed so promising after the collapse of the USSR. An honest look at how they soured can help us understand today’s conflicts.

Feb 22, 2024 / Anatol Lieven

photo of biden and zelenskyy with us and ukrainian flags in the background

Zelensky’s Visit to Washington Zelensky’s Visit to Washington

Time for some hard talking.

Sep 19, 2023 / Anatol Lieven

Ukraine's biggest flag flies some 90 meters above Kyiv

The Rise and Role of Ukrainian Ethnic Nationalism The Rise and Role of Ukrainian Ethnic Nationalism

How it may endanger Ukraine’s entry into the EU.

Apr 17, 2023 / Anatol Lieven

A Peace Settlement in Ukraine

A Peace Settlement in Ukraine A Peace Settlement in Ukraine

If the war is to ever end, it will have to do so through some form of pragmatic compromise.

Jun 22, 2022 / Anatol Lieven

Vladimir Putin

Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine

How we can emerge from crisis without war.

Jan 31, 2022 / Anatol Lieven

Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World

Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World

But there’s already a solution.

Nov 15, 2021 / Feature / Anatol Lieven

A Hawk Named Hillary

A Hawk Named Hillary A Hawk Named Hillary

As her record shows, Clinton has embraced destructive nationalist myths about America’s role in the world.

Nov 25, 2014 / Feature / Anatol Lieven

How the Afghan Counterinsurgency Threatens Pakistan

How the Afghan Counterinsurgency Threatens Pakistan How the Afghan Counterinsurgency Threatens Pakistan

Our war has radicalized Pakistanis, turning many against the West and their own government.

Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Anatol Lieven

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