Ukraine
Report
The geopolitical implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The policy background to this assessment is that Russia’s outright invasion of Ukraine is an extremely dangerous moment for global security because Europe’s security order is now being fundamentally challenged with the real risk of escalation into a major war involving Russia and the United States.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Anthony Albanese says Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine. Is that correct?
Anthony Albanese says Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine. Verdict: doesn't stack up.
Briefing paper
Russia’s ill-fated invasion of Ukraine: lessons in modern warfare
This analysis examines lessons from Russian air, ground, cyber and other domains following Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It asks: What are some of the most important military lessons from the first three months of the war? What do these lessons suggest about the future of the war?
Report
Turning point? Putin, Xi, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
At their Beijing summit in February 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed a 'friendship without limits.' Yet Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Chinese response to it, has exposed the limitations of the Sino–Russian partnership, argues Bobo Lo in this analysis paper.
Report
Russia’s war in Ukraine: identity, history, and conflict
This paper explains the erroneous assumptions that the Kremlin made about Ukrainian identity that informed its decision-making and laid the foundations for its war against Ukraine.