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Ukraine: The Only Way to Peace
As the first heavy fighting begins in eastern Ukraine, with an attempt by Ukrainian forces to retake the town of Sloviansk, and as violent clashes spread elsewhere, including now Odessa, in the...
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Would Ned Price Lie Us Into War?
In 1971, CIA Director Richard Helms told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that, "The nation must to a degree take it on faith that we too are honorable men devoted to her service." When I...
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What the US Needs to Offer Russia to Avoid War in Ukraine
In a sign that a diplomatic way out of this crisis is still possible, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to meet for further talks this...
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What Putin Has Done in Eastern Ukraine Is Illegal, But Is It a Full Invasion?
Russia's official recognition of the separatist Donetsk and Lugansk republics is both illegal under international law and acutely unhelpful politically, and makes a diplomatic resolution of the...
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Nothing Can Justify This Flagrant Violation by Russia
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the West now has no choice but to impose the toughest possible economic sanctions on Russia and to seek to unite as much of the world as possible in...
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What Does Russia Have in Mind Next for Ukraine?
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine has shocked the West and many ordinary Russians. But for those who understand the Russian establishment and its view of Russia's vital interests, it should not...
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What Is the Path for a Negotiated Peace in Ukraine?
"Forget the cheese-let's get out of the trap." -- Robert A. Lovett, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1951-53. The talks now underway in Belarus between Ukraine and Russia provide the possibility of a peace...
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Why Biden Is Exactly Right to Reject a 'No-Fly Zone' for Ukraine
From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to former NATO Commander Philip Breedlove, there are growing calls for the Biden administration to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine as a way to protect...
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How the US Congress Should Respond to What Zelensky Asks For
All eyes are on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zalensky as he is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday via video link at the U.S. Capitol. Among the requests, Zelensky is expected...
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Ukraine Has Won the War--Now Is the Time for Diplomacy
Ukraine has won the war. This may seem a strange thing to say as Russian shells and missiles continue to rain down and Russian forces edge slowly forward on the ground, but a little thought should...
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There's a Better Way to Serve Ukrainians Than Military Escalation
What can and should the United States do to protect civilian populations in foreign states from war and violence? The American people have faced this question many times in recent decades, including...
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Potential US Proxy War in Ukraine Could Be Disastrous
To judge by its latest statements, the Biden administration is increasingly committed to using the conflict in Ukraine to wage a proxy war against Russia, with its goal of weakening or even the...
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Putin's Attack on Ukraine Is Hideous and Criminal--But That Doesn't Make Him...
A number of things about Putin's invasion of Ukraine are not in doubt: that it was a deeply criminal act; that it has been accompanied by great brutality on the ground; that it was based on extremely...
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The Dangerous American Game of Helping Kill Russian Generals
A New York Times report that the United States has been providing real time intelligence to the Ukrainian army with the specific purpose of killing Russian generals brings America a long step closer...
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The Downside Risks of Sweden and Finland Joining NATO
There is a sad and rather pathetic irony about the expected application of Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a military superpower, it occupied most of...
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Just How Much Bigger Is the US-NATO Military Force Than Russia's?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the atrocities that have accompanied it, have naturally caused deep anxiety throughout Europe. NATO's new Strategic Concept for the next decade calls Russia "the...
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What's the Hope for Peace in Ukraine 6 Months After Russian Invasion?
Six months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war has apparently settled into a stalemate. The front line has hardly moved in two months. The real threat to American and Western interests if the war in...
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Putin Escalation Makes Diplomacy Measures More Urgent
Recent Ukrainian victories made the Russian government's declaration of partial mobilization a military necessity from Russia's point of view. Without this, Russia could not sustain the war in the...
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Dangerous Annexation in Ukraine Makes US-Russian Diplomacy Even More Vital
The Russian government's move today to annex the territories it has occupied in Ukraine is absolutely illegal, as well as a very serious escalation of the conflict. The local "referendums" in support...
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The Blob's Dangerous Talk of War World III in Ukraine
Susan Glasser of the New Yorker, and Fiona Hill, late of President Trump's National Security Council, believe that "we're already fighting the Third World War with Russia," though we don't know it...
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Three Possibilities for the War in Ukraine in 2023
In the end, as in any war, the most important factor in the future course of the Ukraine conflict will be what happens on the battlefield. There are essentially three possibilities, though each of...
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After the Tanks and Then Warplanes, What's Next in Ukraine?
Immediately after the United States and Germany announced that they are sending main battle tanks to Ukraine — immediately, without any pretense of a decent interval — the Ukrainian government, backed...
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Raids in Belgorod by Alleged Russian Paramilitary Units Should Be a Wakeup...
The raid by alleged Russian opposition paramilitaries from Ukraine into the Russian province of Belgorod should be an alarm call for the Biden administration concerning the difficulty of controlling...
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Is It Possible Putin Emerges Even Stronger After Aborted Wagner Revolt?
President Putin has emerged strengthened from whatever it was exactly that may or may not have happened in Russia this weekend; strengthened, that is, compared to his situation of ten days ago – which...
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Why the NATO Summit in Vilnius Matters
On the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, the strong indication was that the U.S., German, and French governments would lead NATO in continuing a somewhat intensified version of existing policy...
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US Experience in Afghanistan Offers Lessons for Ukraine, if Leaders Will Heed...
On the second anniversary of the final debacle of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, we should consider the lessons of that disaster for U.S. strategy elsewhere.While the case of Afghanistan itself is...
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The US Has Only Been 'Indispensible' in Creating Instability
In his recent address concerning the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and U.S. involvement in both, President Biden quoted the famous line by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, that America is “the...
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The World Needs US Diplomacy, Not US Primacy
The catastrophe in Israel and Gaza demonstrates yet again the truth of a remark by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan when asked about the greatest challenge for a statesman: “Events, dear boy,...
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Joe Biden Is Right—Ukraine Has Already Won Against Russia
In his press conference with President Zelensky on Tuesday evening, President Biden made one statement that was both entirely true, and is the potential basis for a new U.S. approach to the conflict...
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Finland vs. Stalin and a Possible Endgame for Ukraine
As public support for Ukraine has waned over time, and Washington’s policy elites are shifting their focus more toward the conflict in Gaza, an endgame for Ukraine is desperately needed. U.S. and...
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