The delusion of a global democratic rebirth through war
Western pundits and governments are wrongly using the war in Ukraine for goals (and distractions) that go far beyond the conflict there.
Western pundits and governments are wrongly using the war in Ukraine for goals (and distractions) that go far beyond the conflict there.
Open letter urges Congress and White House not to see the war in Ukraine as an excuse for mission creep of the worst kind.
Washington only denies that it has “plans to destroy the Russian fleet.” This may be seen as another distinction without a difference.
It’s time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China.
We can’t just send weapons to Ukraine — the US has to be willing to help steer the negotiations, too.
It was our own policies that facilitated the rise and supported a corrupt crony plutocracy in Russia, pushed its security concerns, and more.
The US needs to think outside the box and help create a new security architecture that not only includes Russia but perhaps replaces NATO.
They don’t need the protection, but it will be the nail in the coffin of European autonomy and any future relations with Russia.
Declaring someone irrational leads to a place in which no one wants to negotiate, because, no one wants to talk to crazy people.
Sen. Rand Paul gets smeared after challenging Secretary Blinken on America’s muddled Ukraine messaging.
Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove is the latest high profile official to catch the war fever and advocate direct U.S. conflict with Russia.
The allies did not invite Ukraine into NATO because they didn’t want to risk war. The same rationale applies to these two countries.
Ukraine is not Vietnam or Afghanistan — Russia is not going to leave what it believes to be a key national interest without a fight.
Ukraine supposedly has the ‘right’ to choose its alliances, but as Washington has proven in its own backyard, no country really does.
Fixing this has to begin at Thursday’s NATO summit in Brussels, and go beyond actions against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
So far the White House is resisting direct US involvement in Ukraine. But plans to bolster weapons and assistance may have consequences.
So let’s hope our leaders will have the foresight to begin the process of constructing a new, consensual security architecture in Europe.
Don’t repeat the shameful history of Georgia in 2008, where Washington made quasi-promises of military aid it had no intention of fulfilling.
Proposals floating around Washington could backfire at a time when Russia is already digging itself a hole.
The absence of US and allied forces in the conflict has highlighted that Putin is his own worst enemy.
Critics would rather that the US be seen ‘doing something bold’ but useless, rather than providing Ukraine with effective assistance.