Russia-Ukraine War
Ukraine War: Selling Stalemate and Prolonging Pain
A few months back, Chatham House issued a report underlining the hawkish consensus on the Russo-Ukrainian War: no compromise with Moscow; it must be soundly defeated and punished. Now, the...
Ukraine War: Putin’s Pyrrhic Victory in Avdiivka
Avdiivka is a town in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, about forty-one miles from the nearest city of Kramatorsk. It once hosted a thriving coal industry and a pre-war population of 30,000,...
For Russia and Ukraine, Winter Could Be Their Fiercest Enemy Yet
As the bitter cold of winter settles in and temperatures drop to between -4,8 and 2°C, both Ukrainian and Russian troops are preparing for a new phase of the war....
Trapped in a Forever War
Twenty months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war grinds to a bloody stalemate with no end in sight. Neither side can afford or accept defeat; for Ukraine, this is...
On Ukraine the Question is Not Who Started It, but Who is Going to End It
For twenty months, the focus in the West has been on who is to blame for starting the war in Ukraine. It is high time to stop asking who started...
It’s No Time To Go Wobbly On Ukraine
In August of 1990, as then-President George H.W. Bush considered whether the United States should send troops to expel Iraq from Kuwait, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher urged him forward...
How Losing the War Could Drive Ukraine Out of Control
Even though their country is engulfed in a major war, Ukrainians are full of optimism. They have the utmost confidence in their government, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sporting a 91...
What History, China, and Culture Tell Us About Ending the Ukraine War
Historically positioned as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe, Ukraine has repeatedly been trapped in geopolitical power struggles. Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea harkens back to Cold War dynamics,...
Operation Dragonfly: Ukraine Is Using ATACMS to Pummel Russia
After months of asking and nudging the United States, Ukraine has received MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, after being promised the weapons during Ukrainian President Zelensky’s visit to...
Is Russia Unphased By Its High Military Losses?
A recent intelligence report published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence about Russia’s attempt to capture the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region is the latest illustration of just...
How Will the Ukraine War End?
In the early weeks of the war, peace was still possible before the unimaginable loss of life, the devastation of infrastructure, and the loss of land in Ukraine. That peace...
Ukraine Stalemate Will Drag On
How the war in Ukraine ends is clearly the most important geopolitical question confronting the international community today. I do not claim to know how the war will end. That...