If the West allows the credible threat of deterrence to die with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, only more violence will ensue in the long run

Putin’s visit to North Korea marks a significant escalation of Cold War 2.0

For the sake of someday having positive relations with Russia post-Putin, we must avoid Russophobia even as we support Ukraine

The time has come to allow Ukraine to defend herself properly. Half-measures, which up until now have characterized Western strategy, are not enough.

To adapt to the new threats facing America, the Intelligence Community should reorient towards nuclear competition & hybrid warfare

More concerning to East-Central Europe than renewed threats from Russia is the lack of consensus over what the West stands for  

The phrase ‘forever war’ conveys the ahistorical and exaggerated premise that, if a war is long, it is therefore unwinnable and not worth fighting. 

Without achieving a substantive victory against Russia, Ukraine knows it will cease to exist as a country

Russia cannot be cast as an enemy of terrorism when it is so happy to forge ties with Hamas and the Taliban