A Ukrainian Victory Would Liberate Eastern Europe
As Russia’s full-scale reinvasion of Ukraine approached the half-year mark, Volodymyr Zelensky had victory on his mind. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Russia
Ukraine’s Guns of August
August 2022 may go down in history as the month Ukraine took the war to Russia and challenged Moscow’s dominance over the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula. Continue reading
Putin’s partner in war crimes
The axis of autocrats in Eastern Europe is also an axis of war criminals. Continue reading
Axis of Autocrats versus democratic Europe
Vladimir Putin will travel next week to one of the only countries in Europe where he is still welcome in order to meet with one of his few remaining international allies. 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 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
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