Niall Ferguson’s view that America may soon topple like the Soviet Union massively underestimates American resiliency, especially compared to China

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

Germany chose malevolence, learned, then chose life.

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.

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

Virtue is a prerequisite to a healthy polity at home, which is in turn necessary for a strong America internationally

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

Viewed broadly, the war against Hamas is just one theater of Cold War II