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<title><![CDATA[Anatol Lieven - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15044.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Anatol Lieven]]></description><category domain="15044">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Left Should Take Up the Quest for Russia-Ukraine Peace]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/bOQDU</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why the new American left should take up the quest for peace if the Democratic Party wins control of Congress this November, and of the presidency in 2028.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine War: Stalemate or Escalation]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/ng7vR</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the war in Ukraine grinding into stalemate, the danger is no longer breakthrough but escalation beyond anyone'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s control.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>http://msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-the-european-left-should-support-peace-in-ukraine/ar-AA1Wcruc?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=698e0a90d999462b9cde4c7165870bc4&amp;cvpid=ad74b6a9452446c4c751b6d890d882ee&amp;ei=5</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Endorsing a negotiated settlement does not require the left to justify Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s invasion or advocate legal recognition of its territorial gains.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Trump's Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan]]></title>
							<link>https://time.com/7337066/trump-ukraine-russia-peace-zelensky/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This flawed, but ultimately workable framework is the best shot of bringing the war to an end, writes Anatol Lieven.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Best Chance To End the War in Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/ukraine-russia-peace-plan-offers-best-chance-to-end-the-war/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The draft framework plan for Ukraine is at times vague and strangely worded. But it is still the best basis for a lasting peace that Ukraine, Russia and Europe are ever likely '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' realistically speaking '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' to get. All the governments involved have, understandably, so far responded...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's 28-Point Plan To End Russia-Ukraine War]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-plan-ukraine-war/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's a necessary step toward ending the war. Unfortunately, the usual suspects are already rejecting it outright.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reconquering Lost Ukraine Territory Is Hopeless]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-ukraine-zelensky-2674216108/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While the press was focused on 'bullying' it would seem the President is actually returning to strategic restraint and charting a more realistic course]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Europeans Must Come Back to Earth]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-russian-air-incursions-are-a-warning-to-europe/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Europeans must come back to earth when it comes to reassurance forces in Ukraine.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Peace Process Is Moving Quite Fast]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/the-ukraine-peace-process-is-moving-quite-fast/ar-AA1KTpHZ</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Ukraine peace process is now moving quite fast. Only two months ago, all sides were still locked in positions that gave no chance at all of progress. Russia was demanding complete Ukrainian withdrawal from all the four provinces it claims to have annexed, and a bar on all Western...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine, Russia Show Little Interest for Peace]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-russia-memos/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The memos presented by each government Monday include positions completely mutually incompatible]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Putin-Zelensky Meeting Is Overdue]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/a-putin-zelensky-meeting-is-long-overdue/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is a great pity that the proposals and counter-proposals of the Ukrainian and Russian governments in recent days have been mostly a show for the benefit of Donald Trump. For if the two sides really would'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' sit down'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to talk in Istanbul as they did in March 2022, there might be a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Minerals Deal: Tactical Win, Not a Turning Point]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-war-2671878344/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The agreement won't end the war, but it ensures continued US commitment '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? and sends a signal to Moscow]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine Can't Afford To Refuse Peace Plan]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-ukraine-peace-plane/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The path forward makes sense and the Crimea section isn't as radical as it sounds]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hegseth Finally Pops Bubble of Ukrainian Illusion]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hegseth-nato-ukraine/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He deserves special gratitude from the Ukrainian and European establishments for telling the truth before things go way too far]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Know When a State Is Acting Rationally]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-to-know-a-state-is-acting-rationally/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Mearsheimer spoke to Anatol Lieven about his new book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy, at a recent Quincy Institute event.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will the War in Gaza Spread?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/02/gaza-israel-war-middle-east-united-states-russia-china-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Middle East is the greatest area of vulnerability for the United States, and many countries want to cause trouble]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Delusions Blind U.S. on Russia-Ukraine War]]></title>
							<link>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/afghanistan-war/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On the two-year anniversary of the Kabul withdrawal, if Washington forgets the war's lessons, its mistakes are likely to be repeated.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Crimea Is a Powder Keg]]></title>
							<link>https://jacobin.com/2023/02/crimea-russia-ukraine-strategy-us-nuclear-war-risk?mc_cid=e114cee7ac&amp;mc_eid=be86100418</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Whether the Ukraine war brings on a global catastrophe will hinge in large part on whether Washington decides to back a Ukrainian effort to retake the Crimean peninsula.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Putin&rsquo;s Circle - the Real Russian Elite]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/503fb110-f91e-4bed-b6dc-0d09582dd007?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the west focuses on oligarchs, a far smaller group has its grip on true power in Moscow. Who are the siloviki '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and what motivates them?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We Should Have Predicted Speed of Afghanistan's Collapse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/16/afghanistan-history-taliban-collapse-504977</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Opposing Afghan factions have long negotiated arrangements to stop fighting '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' something the U.S. either failed to understand or chose to ignore.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ground Raids in Pakistan an Insane Strategy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearworld.com</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The West Shares the Blame for Georgia]]></title>
							<link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95713d6c-6966-11dd-91bd-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Dream of Afghan Democracy is Dead]]></title>
							<link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f25de8f4-37b1-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Be Afraid of a McCain Presidency]]></title>
							<link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a47e1ac-f9b0-11dc-9b7c-000077b07658.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Anatol Lieven</author>
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