Anatol Lieven

Anatol Lieven directs the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and is co-author of The Diplomatic Path to a Secure Ukraine, to be published in late February 2024.

Recent Articles

Column: Ukraine Can't Win the War

There is no realistic chance of total Ukrainian victory next year, or the year after that.

By Anatol Lieven

What a Victory for Ukraine Should Look Like

There's a growing debate over what kind of victory in Ukraine should the U.S. and allies support

By Anatol Lieven

Biden's National Security Strategy Uses Fear as a Cover for Reckless Ambition

The new National Security Strategy overlooks America's strengths and sets it on a course of unsustainable primacy, argues Anatol Lieven

By Anatol Lieven

Russia Has Been Warning the West About Ukraine for Decades

When I was a journalist for The Times (London) in Moscow in December 1992, I saw a print-out of a speech by the then Russian foreign minister, Andrei Kozyrev, warning that if the West continued...

By Anatol Lieven

What Pakistan Stands to Gain From the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

We need to recognize that the single most important factor in Taliban victory was their own commitment, courage and sheer grit. Nevertheless without Pakistan’s shelter and support they might not be marching through the streets...

By Anatol Lieven

Putin’s Folly, and Our Own

Russia and the West Must Stop Conspiring to Turn Ukrainians Against Each Other

By Anatol Lieven
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