The Ukraine Crisis: Withstand and Deter Russian Aggression

Waging an undeclared war in the Donbas region, Russia is pursuing a ruthless effort to destabilize Ukraine. Given the stakes for relations between Russia and the West, the outcome of the conflict is also likely to shape future developments in Europe and the world at large. So how can the crisis be resolved? Eight distinguished US foreign policy scholars and former practitioners, five of whom travelled to Ukraine and Brussels, have produced a report entitled “Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting