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Meeting or Failing Strategic Goals? Assessing the Impact on Russia of the War in Ukraine Policy paper

Meeting or Failing Strategic Goals? Assessing the Impact on Russia of the War in Ukraine

The policy paper describes and analyzes Russia’s strategic objectives and vulnerabilities and offers insight into how adversaries can increase pressure on Putin’s regime. The authors also examine Russia’s perception of Europe, its “divide and rule” strategy, and its global ambitions for a post-Western multipolar order. The conclusion emphasizes the need for Europe to use instruments of power to protect its interests in a fragmented international order.