Robert E. Hamilton
Head of Eurasia Research - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Military, warfare, conflict in Syria, Afghanistan, war between Russia and Georgia, security situation in former Soviet Union
Colonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, PhD, is the Head of Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. In a 30-year career in the US Army, spent primarily as an Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany, Belarus, Qatar, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Pakistan, and Kuwait. Hamilton also worked as an Associate Professor of Eurasian Studies at the US Army War College. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs on conflict and security issues, focusing principally on the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Russian Studies, and a PhD in Political Science, both from the University of Virginia.
Articles:
Ukraine: Where Are We Now, and What’s At Stake? - Conversations - June, 2024
China, Russia, and Power Transition in Central Asia - Reports - May, 2024
Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law and Resulting Protests - Expert Commentary - May, 2024
Government vs. the People in Georgia - Analysis - May, 2024
Crocus City Hall Concert Attack - Expert Commentary - March, 2024
Navalny’s Death and the Future of Dissent in Russia - Expert Commentary - February, 2024
2023 Holiday Book Recommendations - Analysis - December, 2023
The Dragon and the Bear in Africa: Stress-Testing Chinese-Russian Relations - Reports - November, 2023
Prigozhin’s Death and the Future of Putin’s Rule - Expert Commentary - August, 2023
Drone Wars over Moscow - Analysis - August, 2023
Changing Tides in the Black Sea Region: Conference Report - Conference Report, Reports - July, 2023
Stress-Testing Chinese-Russian Relations - Analysis - May, 2023
Tanks a Lot (Well, Actually Not That Many for Ukraine) - Analysis - February, 2023
Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia - Analysis - October, 2022
Taking Stock of U.S. Military Assistance in Georgia - Analysis - December, 2021
Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status - Analysis - September, 2021
Cooperation, Competition, and Compartmentalization: Russian-Turkish Relations and Their Implications for the West - Black Sea Strategy Papers, Reports - April, 2021
The Russian Way of War in Syria: Implications for the West - Reports - December, 2020
Russia’s Intervention in Syria: Historical and Geopolitical Context - Reports - September, 2020
U.S. Troops Injured in Altercation with Russian Forces: What It Means for the War in Syria - Analysis - August, 2020
COVID-19 and Pandemics: The Greatest National Security Threat of 2020 and Beyond - Analysis - July, 2020
Book Recommendations and Roundtable on The Death of Arms Control and the Birth of Putinism 3.0 - Orbis - July, 2020
Beyond COVID-19, Part 10: The Death of Arms Control and the Birth of Putinism 3.0 - Expert Commentary - April, 2020
How the U.S. Department of Defense Is Fighting COVID-19 - Analysis - March, 2020
Idlib: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth - Analysis - March, 2020
Five Years of War in the Donbas - Black Sea Strategy Papers - October, 2019
Coal Mines, Land Mines and Nuclear Bombs: The Environmental Cost of the War in Eastern Ukraine - Black Sea Strategy Papers, E-Notes - September, 2019
Russia’s Attempts to Undermine Democracy in the West: Effects and Causes - Orbis - August, 2019
Russia’s Tragic Great Power Politics - E-Notes - March, 2019
Trump vs. Trotsky: The Many Consequences of a U.S. Withdrawal From Syria - E-Notes - January, 2019
The Reset That Wasn’t: The Permanent Crisis of U.S.-Russia Relations - Geopoliticus - December, 2018
ABLE ARCHER at 35: Lessons of the 1983 War Scare - E-Notes - December, 2018
Rhetoric, Violence, and Civil War: The Balkanization of America? - Geopoliticus - November, 2018
August 2008 and Everything After: A Ten-Year Retrospective on the Russia-Georgia War - Black Sea Strategy Papers - October, 2018
NATO in the Baltics: Deterring Phantom Threats? - Russia Foreign Policy Papers - July, 2018
The Middle East through Israeli and Jordanian Eyes - E-Notes - May, 2018
Russian and American De-Confliction Efforts in Syria: What’s the Endgame in the Civil War? - Russia Foreign Policy Papers - April, 2018
The Post-Soviet Wars: Part II - FootNotes - December, 2017
The Post-Soviet Wars: Part I - FootNotes - December, 2017
NATO in the South Caucasus: Present for Duty or Missing in Action? - Caucasus Cable - June, 2017
Keep Your Eye on the Balkans - E-Notes - March, 2017
The U.S.-Russia Relationship: Trump Can’t Fix It, but He Can’t Break It, Either - E-Notes - December, 2016
Georgia’s NATO Aspirations: Rhetoric and Reality - E-Notes - July, 2016
Events
Can China and Russia Navigate Their Power Transition in Central Asia? - June, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia: Potential for Direct Competition - May, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia - April, 2024
Why Putin’s Rigged Election Matters - March, 2024
Two Years In: What’s Next for Russia’s War in Ukraine? - January, 2024
Fighting to Win: Ukraine, Russia, and the War for Survival - September, 2023
Russia’s War In Ukraine: One Year In - February, 2023
The Russian Way of War in Syria: The Road to War, Political Objectives, and Military Strategy - September, 2020
FPRI Book Release: Russia’s War in Syria: Assessing Russian Military Capabilities and Lessons Learned - September, 2020
Is Russia Undermining Democracy in the West? - March, 2019
Can U.S.-Russia Relations Be Reset? - April, 2019
Syria between Russia and the US: Is There a Path to Peace? - May, 2018
Conferences
What is Eurasia? And Why Does it Matter? - October, 2017
Audio/Video
Going Global in Newport - September, 2024
An Axis of Authoritarians? - July, 2024
Ukraine: Where Are We Now, and What’s At Stake? - June, 2024
Georgian Dream or Russian Nightmare? - May, 2024
Russia’s Invasion Through Ukrainian Eyes - March, 2024
Dark Days Ahead in Ukraine? - February, 2024
Out of the Shadows and Into the Sun: The (Re)-Emergence of Central Asia - January, 2024
Wagner Group: Where Are They Now? - November, 2023
Reflections on a Life in Special Operations, Intelligence, and Strategy - October, 2023
Black Sea Security: The View From Bucharest - September, 2023
Two Years After the Fall of Afghanistan – What Have We Learned? - August, 2023
Lessons of Ukraine for the US Army - August, 2023
Defense 101: Military Basics and the War in Ukraine - July, 2023
Changing Tides in the Black Sea Region - July, 2023
Ukraine and US National Security - May, 2023
Russian-Turkish Relations and Their Implications for the West - May, 2021
Ground Deconfliction with the Russians in Syria - September, 2020
Russian Interests in Syria - March, 2020
Syria between Russia and the US: Is There a Path to Peace? - May, 2018
Blog Posts
What Russia Wants in Syria - Geopoliticus - May 2, 2017