William Courtney
Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia and Kazakhstan
William Courtney is a former U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan and Georgia. He is an adjunct senior fellow at RAND and professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.
OPINION — President Vladimir Putin is signaling a renewed Russian lunge into northern Ukraine, to create a buffer zone and seize Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. Whenever Putin makes his [...] More
In a provocative new essay, Vladislav Surkov, a top aide to President Vladimir Putin, says Russia is ending a centuries-long quest to join the West and preparing for "100 years (200? 300?) of [...] More
