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
Tag Archives: Ukraine
Ukraine and The War Over History
Vladimir Putin may be a lot of things, but a historian is not one of them. Continue reading
Ukraine and the Global Battle for Democracy
For decades, democracies around the world have been under siege amid a rising tide of authoritarianism and populism. Vladimir Putin’s world appeared to be the wave of the future with autocracy gaining ground in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Continue reading
The Guns of Winter
Russia continues to weaponize the winter with attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine, meanwhile, strikes back with drone attacks on military installations deep inside Russian territory. Continue reading
When The War Is Over
As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine enters its ninth month, one large question lingers: Just how does this war end? Should the West push for a total defeat for Russia or should it attempt to broker negotiations? Continue reading
War, Famine, and Genocide
Ninety years ago this month, the Kremlin launched a genocidal terror-famine, known as the Holodomor, against Ukraine. Continue reading
The Winter War
After months of fighting and a hasty Russian retreat, Ukraine’s armed forces liberated the southern city of Kherson last week, scoring a major strategic and symbolic victory. Continue reading
The Cartoon Villain
As he invades and menaces his neighbors; and trolls and threatens the West, Vladimir Putin has often been compared to a cartoonish villain – an image he appears to embrace, cultivate, and relish. Continue reading
Toward a Marshall Plan for Ukraine
What will it take to rebuild Ukraine when the war is over? Continue reading
Threats, Lies, and Dirty Bombs
As Ukrainian troops move on the strategically vital city of Kherson in the south, alarms are sounding that Russia may detonate a dirty bomb – and blame it on Kyiv as part of a false flag operation. Meanwhile, with midterm elections fast approaching in the United States, cracks are beginning to appear in the Congress about U.S. support for Ukraine. Continue reading