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Unity at the White House Sharpens Pressure on Putin

Unity at the White House Sharpens Pressure on Putin

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING -- President Donald Trump said Monday that he is moving forward with plans to arrange a meeting between Russian President [...] More

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The Numbers Suggest Ukraine Can Sustain the Fight

OPINION — According to recent U.S. government estimates, approximately 315,000 Russian soldiers have either been killed or wounded in the ongoing war [...] More

Washington Needs to Focus on Multiple Border Issues for Stronger U.S. National Security

OPINION — The Ukrainian Armed Forces are starting the new year running critically low on supplies. Efforts by Congressional leaders and the Biden [...] More

Want to Know if Putin will ever give up Ukraine? History offers clues.

REVIEWS / BOOKS — Two books appeared this year that offer helpful and enlightening insights into the importance of history and its perception - or [...] More

Conflict is One Part History, One Part Petraeus Memoir

OPINION — David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts are getting lots of attention for their outstanding new book, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from [...] More

History Makes the Case for Helping Ukraine

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Prior to the horrific events of 7 October 2023, the issue of providing Ukraine with military assistance was likely the [...] More

The U.S. Can Learn from Ukraine's Theory of Victory

OPINION — Ukraine’s dogged defense against Russian aggression has enabled battlefield innovations that are transforming warfare as we know it—this [...] More

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Security Guarantees for Ukraine: Reshaping Russia's Incentives

OPINION — Peace in Ukraine remains a long way off; even peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are probably at least one to two years away. But there [...] More

It's Time for the West to Embrace Ukraine's Way of War, Not Doubt It

OPINION — Ukrainian forces have adapted. Ukraine’s military decision-making is sound. Now is not the time for Western doubt but for the West to [...] More

The Future of US Development Assistance to Ukraine

By Ilya Timtchenko, Seth Myers, Ethan LundgrenACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE - As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is in its second year, the United [...] More

How to Avoid Past Mistakes in Ukraine

OPINION – The scale of both public and private sector interest towards Ukraine’s economy has been unprecedented in the aftermath of the colossal [...] More

Diogenes the Cynic's Job in Russia just got harder

OPINION — No one should lament the passing of Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin. According to Russian officials, Prigozhin was a passenger on an Embraer [...] More

Could Prigozhin's Death be a Step Toward Sudden and Catastrophic Collapse for Putin?

OPINION — Who can be surprised that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin met his timely end? Many have cited variations of the quote attributed to [...] More