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The Ukraine Scenarios

Nacho Doce / Reuters
Contents
  • The Ukraine Scenarios
  • 01 What If Russia Wins?
  • 02 What If Russia Loses?
  • 03 What If Russia Makes a Deal?
  • 04 What If the War in Ukraine Doesn’t End?
  • 05 What If Ukraine Wins?
  • 06 What If the War in Ukraine Spins Out of Control?

Exploring the Possible Outcomes of Russia’s Invasion

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April 20, 2022
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Since Russia launched a brutal assault on Ukraine in 2014, the only certainty has been uncertainty. In this series, the scholars Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage illuminate the possible paths the current war might take, revealing the effects each outcome could have on those two countries, the region, and the wider world—and the implications for U.S. policy. 

 

Part 1: What If Russia Wins?

Part 2: What If Russia Loses?

Part 3: What If Russia Makes a Deal?

Part 4: What If the War in Ukraine Doesn’t End? 

Part 5: What If Ukraine Wins?

Part 6: What if the War in Ukraine Spins Out of Control?

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