CNN PENTAGON: As Many as 8,500 U.S. Troopson “Heightened Alert,” Told to be Ready for Deployment “If Needed” by NATO to deter Russia
The Economist – What are Russia’s Military Options in Ukraine
“What stands in front of us, what could be weeks away, is the first peer-on-peer, industrialised, digitised, top-tier army against top-tier army war that’s been on this continent for generations,” warned James Heappey, Britain’s junior defence minister, on January 19th, pointing to Russia’s build-up of over 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s border. “Tens of thousands of […]
WAPO – How far would the United States go to back Ukraine?
Quoted by Anthony Faiola Washington Post: But a Russian invasion appears set to compel the West to send more, and broader, firepower: “I think that we’re talking about trying to take the edge or deter a Russian mostly conventional ground offensive,” Peter Zwack, former U.S. Army brigadier general and former defense attache to the Russian […]
NPR – How the U.S. Could Back a Ukrainian Insurgency Against Russia
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073881756/former-army-general-on-how-the-u-s-could-back-a-ukranian-insurgency-against-russ
Afghanistan Kabul Kurier – Wilson Center Event
CNN – STATE DEPARTMENT: No Guarantee of Safe Passage to Kabul Airport
CNN – White House Defends Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Moscow Security Conference Speech
Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion
WOTR STAFF We, the undersigned, watched with worry the recent flurry of media and social-media speculation about a possible appointment to the National Security Council. This concerned Matthew Rojansky, the Director of the Woodrow Wilson’s Kennan Institute, a leading national center dedicated to the study of Russia and Eurasia. The personal attacks on Mr. Rojansky […]
The Russian Military Buildup on Ukraine’s Border | An Expert Analysis
For the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, pressure has been building up at several levels over recent years. At the macro level, Russia’s relations with the United States (and, by extension, NATO) have deteriorated significantly as a result of the continuous flow of Russian disruptive and adversarial actions since its invasion of Ukraine in 2014. These actions […]