April 3, 2022

A turning point in Ukraine

The standard narrative has portrayed Ukraine as a small, plucky nation bravely resisting overwhelming Russian force. Ukraine’s only hope was to hold out for a time against Russia or perhaps accept some partition of the country. It was a David a...

March 12, 2022

NATO’s Emerging Ukraine Strategy

The war is not going well for Russian President Vladimir Putin. An invasion that should have been wrapped up in a few days is now entering its third week. The Russians still hold a preponderance of military force on the ground but the Ukrainians have...

March 5, 2022

The Biden Doctrine abandons America's common welfare

All the president's woes stem from the Biden Doctrine.  Whether we are speaking of a lack of deterrence in Ukraine, a potential loss of that country to Russia, the failure to control the border, or soaring crime in the inner cities, at ...

February 26, 2022

The Democrats will be buried at Kyiv

The U.S. continues to sit passively on the sidelines while the Russian army pounds Ukraine.  It is all too pathetic. Nevertheless, President Biden has listed as a key priority the prevention of U.S. military deaths in armed conflicts....

February 23, 2022

The New York Times' Thomas Friedman: Russian apologist

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman had a piece out yesterday entitled "This Is Putin's War. But America and NATO Aren't Innocent Bystanders."  It is quite a remarkable rejection of the post-war liberal orde...

February 12, 2022

It Is Possible For Putin To Get Crimea Without Force

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a pickle. Having mobilized his forces, he has committed his prestige, and Russia’s, at the Ukrainian border. He can scarcely afford to pull back without a loss of face, certainly for himself, and possibly ...