Lots of people are writing about this, but I’m not going to do so except to say what I’ve said here many many times: I am suspicious of all the detailed military information on the Ukraine war and all prognostications. … Continue reading →
I see no problem with his statement. I’ve highlighted certain words I think are important: While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, … Continue reading →
A summary: An MQ-9 reconnaissance drone on a routine mission of the international waters of the Black Sea was intercepted by a pair of Russian Su-27 fighters based in occupied Crimea around 7 a.m. CET, or 2 p.m. Eastern. During … Continue reading →
[NOTE: My previous post on Moyar’s earlier work, and on the battle among historians about the history of the Vietnam War, is here. For those of you who are unaware of my own history with the Vietnam War – which … Continue reading →
Stephen Green writes: The Russo-Ukraine War might very well end up a quagmire, but neither Russia nor Ukraine is there yet… The Russo-Ukraine War just turned one year old. That is not by any measure even a long war… Absent … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a somewhat-edited version of a previous post.] Today is the eighty-first anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its very … Continue reading →
The latest news: Almost two months after the Russian Nord Stream pipelines blew up in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish prosecutors have found traces of explosives at the underwater site and declared that the incident was an act of “gross … Continue reading →
If true, this article on the Russian leadership is certainly depressing. I have no way to know whether it’s true, but my gut feeling is that it is. It makes some interesting points, for example that the reason the Russian … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bauxite” has some interesting things to say: Russia is what it is. It’s a big mess, and it has been a big mess more often than not for most of its history. I have no argument with that. Next: … Continue reading →
From Victor Davis Hanson, on “Ukraine and the Malevolent Legacy of the Obama-Biden Administration”: During the current Ukrainian war, the media has created a mythology that the Left was tough on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. And thus, now it simply continues … Continue reading →
I offer my usual caveat on linking to this post with recent news on Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The fog of war is always operative, so each person will probably take this differently. But I think it’s fairly clear … Continue reading →
I’m only surprised that Putin didn’t do this earlier: Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally accomplished what has been telegraphed for a few weeks, the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (provinces). Before a crowd of what passes for dignitaries in … Continue reading →