CISSM Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War

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As the War in Ukraine places pressure on global security and economic stability, a negotiated end to the conflict remains unlikely. CISSM scholars share their insight on policy-relevant topics related to the ongoing war in Ukraine to help make sense of the far-reaching consequences of the crisis.

Featured Publications:

Are US sanctions against Iran & Russia backfiring?

Ariel Petrovics, CISSM Research Scholar, and Ryan White

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What the First Week of Fighting in Ukraine Tells Us About Insurgency

Alec Worsnop, Professor & CISSM Research Fellow

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False allegations of biological-weapons use from Putin’s Russia

Milton Leitenberg, CISSM Senior Research Associate

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More Publications:

Ukraine war: fresh warning that Africa needs to be vigilant against Russia’s destabilising influence by CISSM Affiliate, Joseph Siegle

 

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Crime and Corruption as a Tool for Autocratic Leaders: Evidence from the Pandora and Panama Papers featuring Drew Sullivan, Co-founder, Editor and Publisher of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

Our Experts

Alec Worsnop
Assistant Professor; Research Fellow, CISSM

Alec Worsnop is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park and a research fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM).

Areas of Interest
  • International security; civil war & political violence; civil-military relations; military organization & effectiveness
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Christopher John Hickey
PhD Student; Fellow, CISSM

Colonel Chris Hickey currently serves as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair of Joint Military Studies at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Areas of Interest
  • International Security
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Nancy Gallagher
Research Professor; Director, CISSM

Nancy Gallagher is the Director at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) and a Research Professor in the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. Her current research includes a book project on Strategic Logics for Arms Control; public opinion sur

Areas of Interest
  • International security; arms control & nonproliferation; nuclear policy; cybersecurity; space security
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Charles Harry
Associate Research Professor; Director, GoTech; Senior Research Associate, CISSM

Dr. Charles Harry is a senior leader, practitioner and researcher with over 20 years of experience in intelligence and cyber operations. Harry is the director of the Center for Governance of Technology and Systems (GoTech) and Associate Research Professor in the School of Public Policy.

Areas of Interest
  • International security; cybersecurity; data science; complexity theory; intelligence
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Milton Leitenberg
Senior Research Associate, CISSM

Milton Leitenberg was trained as a scientist and moved into the field of arms control in 1966. In 1968, Leitenberg was the first American recruited to work at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Areas of Interest
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CISSM Experts in the News:

The Washington Post

CISSM Senior Research Associate, Clay Ramsay, discusses effectiveness of sanctions on Russia

The National Desk

CISSM Director, Nancy Gallagher, talks about significance of Finland, Sweden NATO accession

Carnegie Corporation

CISSM Director, Nancy Gallagher, comments on Biden's attempts to repudiate aggression 

The National Desk

CISSM Director, Nancy Gallagher, provides insight on Putin's nuclear saber-rattling

It sends a very powerful signal to Russia that countries that were previously non-aligned are feeling threatened and want to join NATO. Since one of his major objections was NATO expansion, it essentially shows that attacking Ukraine has had the exact opposite effect of what he most wanted.
Dr. Nancy Gallagher CISSM Director