Peter Rough
Peter Rough is a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute and a former director of research in the office of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Argument: The Shortest Path to Victory in Ukraine Goes Through Crimea
Peter Rough is a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute and a former director of research in the office of former U.S. President George W. Bush.