A YEAR OF WAR: PART TWO
One year ago, Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression and a war of choice against Ukraine — and he expected it to be a cakewalk. It wasn’t. Continue reading
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A YEAR OF WAR: PART ONE
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the one-year mark. In the first of two Power Vertical episodes marking the anniversary, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Volodymyr Dubovyk, an associate professor in the Faculty of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odesa and a visiting professor at Tufts University about the war’s major milestones, where it may be headed, and what European security might look like when it is over. Continue reading
UKRAINE AND WESTERN SECURITY
Billions of dollars in defense assistance; advanced weapons systems like HIMARS, Patriot Missile Batteries, and Abrams tanks; military training and intelligence sharing. Continue reading
THE LONG AND GRINDING WAR
After weeks of diplomatic wrangling, the United States and the NATO allies have broken a logjam and reached a consensus — and the big winner is Ukraine. Continue reading
Ukraine and The War Over History
Vladimir Putin may be a lot of things, but a historian is not one of them. Continue reading
Putin’s partner in war crimes
The axis of autocrats in Eastern Europe is also an axis of war criminals. Continue reading
The Path to Victory in Ukraine
Ukrainian special forces and guerilla units strike deep inside Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting two airfields and a munitions depot, challenging Moscow’s control of the peninsula. Continue reading
War And Attrition
The battle for the Donbas rages in Ukraine’s east with Russian forces on the verge of capturing the strategically vital city of Sievierodonetsk. And with Ukrainian cities facing a merciless onslaught of Russian artillery and missile attacks, Kyiv calls on the West to send more long-range weapons to push back the offensive. Continue reading
Putin’s Propaganda Fail
So what happened? And why? On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, news director at the New Lines magazine, contributing editor at The Daily Beast, and director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation, about Russia’s flailing propaganda effort and the latest developments on the ground. Continue reading
Putin deploys nuclear-capable missiles to Belarusian border with Ukraine
Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned the West this week that it was risking World War III by continuing to arm Ukraine, even as he allowed Russia to deploy nuclear-capable missiles on Belarusian territory near the Ukrainian border. Continue reading