Weekend Reads

Putin's succession plan, lessons from the War on Terror, and more. Weekend Reads January 20, 2024 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. The Grim Reaper and the Whipping Boy: Why the Patrushevs Won’t Run the Kremlin by Chris Monday & Andrew Kuchins Despite his fearsome reputation as Putin’s top enforcer, Nikolai Patrushev’s and his son’s personal power base is too shallow to survive the potential death of the president. [Read it here](. The Battle for Aid to Ukraine Is Just Getting Started by Jacob Heilbrunn House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is in close contact with Trump, seems averse to bringing up a Ukraine aid bill. But Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell are bringing on the pressure. [Read it here](. Yoon’s Big Plans for South Korea Are Coming to Fruition by Daniel Sneider Nearly two years into the presidency of Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea has made a geopolitical pivot of potentially historic proportions. [Read it here](. What Netanyahu Can Learn from the War on Terror by Ivan Eland The War on Terror exemplified how a state’s overreaction to an attack can cause more harm than good. Is Israel on the same path? [Read it here](. EVENT: Should Washington Talk to Moscow Now? Tuesday, January 23 @ 4:00 PM ET As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year, the threat of a protracted stalemate looms large. With Ukraine’s summer offensive stalled, Russia’s forces digging in, and the West wavering on financial and military aid, the Biden administration now faces difficult choices. Should Washington pursue peace negotiations with Moscow now, or would such efforts be premature and counterproductive? The Center for the National Interest invites you to a virtual debate on this important question featuring two leading Eurasia experts: Anatol Lieven (in favor) and Andrew Kuchins (against.) —Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and in the War Studies Department of King’s College London. —Andrew Kuchins is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the National Interest. He recently served as the President of the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Previously, he was Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (2007-2015) and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2000-2003, 2006), where he also directed the Carnegie Moscow Center (2003-2005). Jacob Heilbrunn, the editor of The National Interest, will moderate. [Register Here]( Want more TNI? Follow us on social media! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in for our daily newsletter or registered at an event. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 709Washington, DC 20036 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.