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
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Lessons From Between the Cold Wars
Three decades ago, U.S. President George H.W. Bush marked the end of the Cold War in his 1992 State of the Union address. It was a heady moment when anything and everything seemed possible. But it would not last. Continue reading
War and Reckoning
From torture to the summary executions of civilians to the widespread abduction and forced deportation of noncombatants, the anecdotal evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine has been mounting for … Continue reading
The Endurance War
The HIMARS are changing the game on the battlefield. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and other longer-range weapons supplied by the West are enabling the Ukrainians to hit high-value Russian targets, reduce their own casualties, and mount a counter offensive in the East and South. Continue reading
The Diaspora and the War
As war continues to rage in Ukraine’s east and south, another quieter and more subtle battle is playing out in the West: the struggle in North American and European capitals against so-called “Ukraine fatigue.” Continue reading
Northern Exposure
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas raised some eyebrows with recent remarks that her country and the other Baltic states would be “wiped from the map” under existing NATO war plans in the event of a Russian invasion. Continue reading
Europe’s Last Empire
Just over a century ago, in the aftermath of World War I, almost all of Europe’s empires began the process of disintegration and decolonization. The Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and British empires all declined and fell in the first half of the 20th Century. Continue reading
The Wider War: Russia’s Assault on Ukraine — and the West
Russian forces seek to consolidate their hold on the Donbas region and launch air and missile strikes across Ukraine. NATO formally invites Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, announces the expansion of its rapid Response Force, and unveils a new strategy to confront Moscow. U.S. President Joe Biden says the United States will station permanent forces on NATO’s eastern flank. And this all comes a week after the European Union officially made Ukraine a candidate for membership. 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
The Long War
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against “humiliating Russia,” Italy has floated a peace plan that would have Ukraine cede territory in exchange for peace, and talks are continuing in Turkey, without Kyiv’s participation, to ease the grain crisis that Russia created by blockading Ukraine’s ports. Continue reading