Washington’s major limitation towards Russia is not a lack of military leadership, but a lack of moral leadership.
U.S. Leadership Against Russia Crippled By Its Own Hypocrisy
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Crimea
The Cold War Never Ended
Vladimir Putin is not reviving the Cold War. Rather, the U.S. failed to end it when it had the chance.
Divorce, European Style
As Scotland considers an amicable split from the UK, messy divorce proceedings in Ukraine are convincing another unhappy family—NATO—to stick together.
Obama: Be War-Weary, Not World-Weary
How the Obama administration can make good on its stated preference for diplomacy over war.
To Die For
On the outskirts of Europe people are literally dying to get in, while the core members of the EU are having second thoughts.
Marching on Moscow
Events appear to be moving toward a political solution to the East-West standoff over Ukraine. But as Clausewitz once noted: “Against stupidity, no amount of planning will prevail.”
From Grozny to Crimea: Russia Learns to Finesse Military Intervention
Russia has come a long way from military operations in which casualties to civilians were of little concern.
NATO on Viagra
At 65, NATO should get off its new meds and act its age. It’s time for downsizing and memoir-writing, not hanky-panky in the east.
A Dove Heads up Hawkish NATO
NATO’s next secretary general is the first with anti-war credentials. Can he negotiate NATO reforms amid an increasingly tense security climate?
Continental Drift: Europe’s Breakaways
Borders in Europe may appear immutable, but of course they are not.