Anatol Lieven

Anatol Lieven is a senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry and Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World, with John Hulsman.

Articles by Anatol Lieven
Georgian soldiers
Georgian soldiers

What the Fall of Empires Tells Us About the Ukraine War
Argument |
Anatol Lieven
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting on Ukraine with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace, on December 9, 2019 in Paris.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting on Ukraine with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace, on December 9, 2019 in Paris.

The Meaning of Ukraine’s Coming Neutrality
Argument |
Anatol Lieven
Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference on the second day of the G8 summit venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference on the second day of the G8 summit venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Russia Belongs at the Center of Europe
Analysis |
Anatol Lieven
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through the porthole while aboard the presidential plane during the approach to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia on December 11, 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through the porthole while aboard the presidential plane during the approach to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia on December 11, 2017.

Russia Is Right on the Middle East
Argument |
Anatol Lieven
Afghan Taliban fighters at Bakwah in the western province of Farah on Nov. 3, 2015.
Afghan Taliban fighters at Bakwah in the western province of Farah on Nov. 3, 2015.

The Taliban Can—and Can’t—Be Trusted
Argument |
Anatol Lieven
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