The New Age of Energy Crisis and Diplomacy
The energy pressures created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are continuing to shape a new global energy future. An EU embargo on Russian coal imports […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Ukraine’
A Credible Source on Putin’s Trolls
BOOK REVIEW: Putin’s Trolls: On the Frontlines of Russia’s Information War Against the World By Jessikka Aro / Ig Publishing Reviewed by Dan Hoffman The […] More
What the CIA Director Knows About the Russian President
OPINION — No one has described today’s Russian President Vladimir Putin better than CIA Director William J. Burns did last Wednesday at a security forum […] More
The Biggest Winner in Ukraine is Beijing
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
What the East-West Rift Over Ukraine Really Means
“Despite Russia’s difficulties, Putin believes he is on an historic – if not religious – mission and he is not about to quit. Whatever false […] More
The Complex Reality of Cyber War and Ukraine
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — There has been widespread surprise in the media that the ground war in Ukraine has not spilled over into large scale and […] More
This is How Putin’s Strategic Patience May Pay Off in Ukraine
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Russia is gradually beginning to prevail in Ukraine and the West is just starting to lose focus. Neither France and Germany nor […] More
Ukraine, Russia and the Trust Needed to Open Humanitarian Food Corridor
OPINION — Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Today, Ukraine claims more than 25 million tons […] More
The Waves left by the Sinking of the Moskva
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
How Lessons from Afghanistan are playing out in Ukraine
OPINION — How much has the United States learned from past history about undertaking major, large-scale military assistance efforts such as the one now underway […] More
‘Who’s The Fairest Vlad of All’: Expert Perspective on the Russian President’s Next Move
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
War in Ukraine Opens Market for Arms Sales and Food Aid
OPINION — The $40 billion Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act which has passed the House and is expected to be approved this week by the Senate, […] More
NATO Prepares for Battle
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
The Slippery Slope of Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
OPINION — More than two months into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a number of key security developments have emerged, some of which have […] More
Time to Stop Wobbling and Learn to Love the Bomb
OPINION – In the 1964 movie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, an insane U.S. general triggers nuclear […] More
How Layered Defense in Ukraine is Shaping Future U.S. Military Operations
OPINION — Last week, senior Pentagon officials offered some initial lessons learned from the first two months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At an […] More
Contradictions in US Policy between Ukraine and The Middle East
OPINION — The Biden administration is correct in responding to reported Russian atrocities by arming Ukraine to defend itself and is equally justified in assiduously […] More
Russia’s March from Hybrid War to Genocide
OPINION — Since 2014, Russia has waged three persistent and multifaceted wars of conquest against Ukraine. The unstated strategic goal of these successive wars is […] More
The Core of Putin’s Weakness
OPINION — In 2017, I wrote a short piece for Foreign Policy asking if Putin was more a product of his KGB background and personal […] More
A breakdown of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Behind the uplifting scenes of Ukrainian resistance, there are some troubling questions as Putin’s war of aggression continues to get increasingly brutal. (Ed Note: A […] More
Energy’s Impact on Europe’s Moral Imperative
French President Emmanuel Macron is joining other European leaders in support of an EU Russian oil embargo according to French officials. French Finance Minister Bruno […] More
The Last Chapter in Putin’s War
OPINION — After his speech at the Georgia Institute of Technology last Thursday, CIA Director William Burns was asked about the risks that President Biden […] More
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s New Role in Ukraine
And China’s Dissemination of Russian Disinformation OPINION — On February 4th, President Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement while in Beijing at the Winter Olympics, […] More
Is Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point?
Is Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point? OPINION — The war in Ukraine has now moved into its second, more protracted, and likely […] More