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Dara Massicot

@massdara.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Eurasia Program. I cover military issues in Russia and Eurasia.

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CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program @erep.csis.org · 07/11/2025
How are Russia and Ukraine adapting their strategies entering a new phase on the battlefield? What's the current state of play on the frontlines? ICYMI: @maxbergmann.bsky.social @msnegovaya.bsky.social @massdara.bsky.social + Kateryna Bondar break it down ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlNk...
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Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
From negotiations to the frontline, 2025 ends with more questions than answers. Ryan spoke with @michaelkofman.bsky.social and Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social about what’s becoming clearer in Ukraine and what still isn’t. Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...
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Carnegie Russia Eurasia @carnegierussia.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
In a new article for @foreignaffairs.com, Senior Fellow Dara Massicot (@massdara.bsky.social) argues that the Russian military has "quietly constructed a complex ecosystem of learning" to institutionalize battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
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How Russia Recovered
What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.
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Carnegie Russia Eurasia @carnegierussia.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
On the latest episode of the @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast, Senior Fellows @michaelkofman.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social join @ryanevans.bsky.social to discuss frontline developments, the possible provision of Tomahawks to Ukraine, Russia's diplomatic failures, and more.
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Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence
Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss the state of the front, how Ukraine and Russia are staying in the fight, the possible provision of
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/07/2025
Trump’s Shift on #Ukraine and #Russia: @ambdanfried.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social explain what it means and what to look for, in conversation with Just Security’s @violagienger.bsky.social #RussiaUkraineWar #sanctions www.justsecurity.org/117252/podca...
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Trump’s Shift on Ukraine and Russia
Viola Gienger is joined by Ambassador Daniel Fried and Dara Massicot to discuss Trump’s policy shift on Ukraine and its impact.
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My thoughts on Russia’s military options and limitations supporting Iran before, during, and after this conflict. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19372...
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Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App
@MassDara: For the second time, Russia finds itself with few military options to support a critical partner in the Middle East. This thread explains Russia’s military options and limitations for suppo...
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Rob Lee, @michaelkofman.bsky.social and I share our views on drone strikes on Russian bombers, and views on the frontlines in Ukraine below @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/episode/ther...
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Unpacking Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Raid – War on the Rocks
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Mike Petersen @michaelbpetersen.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
An exceptional thread as always. To this, I'd add a point about sealift. Unless Russia has to leave immediately (they don't right now), you will see more ships at Tartus, not fewer.
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18658.... My thoughts on rumors of Russian evacuation from Syria, what we know, and what we don’t.
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Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App
@MassDara: There are many rumors that Russia is evacuating its bases at Tartus and Khmeimim in Syria, but most assets remain there. If evacuation happens, it will be obvious. A brief thread on what is...
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
🎧I joined CSIScolleagues Maria Snegovaya & Max Bergmann on the Russian Roulette podcast to discuss insights from Ukraine, Russia’s dwindling options in Syria, and the danger of 3 years of limit testing & escalation becoming a new normal. www.csis.org/podcasts/rus...
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Dara Massicot on Battlefield Developments in Ukraine and the Threat of Escalation | Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts
Max and Maria speak with Dara Massicot, one of the leading experts on the Russian military and the war in Ukraine.
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hi all, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is now on Bluesky. A link for our experts with a presence here is below. Stay tuned! @carnegieendow.bsky.social
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I’ve returned from a trip to Ukraine, and share my thoughts here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18567...
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Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App
@MassDara: I've returned from a research trip to Ukraine, where I met many people in Kyiv and along the frontlines. They are brave and kind in ways that words fail to capture. The situation is serious...
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Hello all, I will be more active here moving forward. Cross-posting my newest research on Russian military reconstitution. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Russian Military Reconstitution: 2030 Pathways and Prospects
As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstituti...
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 08/03/2024
To ensure that Ukrainian forces can hold their positions in 2024, Kyiv’s Western partners—specifically the United States—must act quickly to bring Ukraine’s rationing of ammunition to an end, writes @massdara.bsky.social.
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Time Is Running Out in Ukraine
Kyiv cannot capitalize on Russian military weakness without U.S. aid.
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
My latest essay on the war in Ukraine, below. www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/time...
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Time Is Running Out in Ukraine
Kyiv cannot capitalize on Russian military weakness without U.S. aid.
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 02/11/2023
“It just seems like the Russians are throwing capital resources and human resources at this that they don’t actually have.” @massdara.bsky.social discusses the future of the war in Ukraine with deputy editor Kate Brannen on the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview”:
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Putin’s Cannon Fodder
A Conversation With Dara Massicot
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Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Thanks for inviting me, @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. Our conversation can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sE...
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The Future of U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
Please join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for conversation with CSIS’s Max Bergmann, Dara Massic...
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