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Putin’s Propaganda Machine Is What America’s Far-Right Wants
National security leaders must learn to fight disinformation at home, too.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 96: The impact of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
We assess the economic uncertainty stemming from Vladimir Putin's invasion of democratic Ukraine.
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How to Stop Putin Without Starting WWIII
The greatest risk the United States and European countries face right now is mission creep from their own desire to do more.
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Establish a Zone of Peace in Western Ukraine
Sending foreign troops to defend so-far-uncontested territory is the only way to preserve a free Ukraine and prevent Putin’s next attack.
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How the Ukrainian Military Went from 'Decrepit' to Surprisingly Strong
Four factors have turned the country's defensive capabilities around since Russia first invaded in 2014.
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Ukraine, Fight Your Fight—Not Their Fight
The Ukrainian military needs the weapons and tactics of an irregular conflict, not a conventional war.
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Like the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, But for Cyber
The tasks of coordinating cybersecurity efforts and growing a cyber workforce is too big for a White House office and too fluid for a full department.
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Send More Aid to Taiwan, Before It’s Too Late
The emergency supplemental bill should be just the prelude to a larger annual military aid package.
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Will Russia Go Nuclear?
Probably not, but that ultimately depends on factors out of our control, including Putin himself.
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Send in the Quadcopters: Arm Ukrainian Citizens with Simple Drones
Ukrainians are already using consumer-grade drones to spot Russian forces. We should send more of them.
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Give Putin a Way Out of This
A drawn-out war in Europe that grows increasingly brutal each day is not in anyone’s interest—including Moscow’s.
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Does Not Put Beijing in a Bind
Not yet, anyway. The U.S. and its allies should trumpet Chinese leaders’ decision to partner with a pariah state.
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Where Are Russia’s Drones?
The Ukraine invasion offers scant evidence of the Russian military’s hard-won prowess with unmanned aircraft.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 95: Vlad the Invader
Now that Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what are the smartest responses to a bellicose and revanchist Russia?
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Russia Is Choking Off Air Travel to Ukraine
Moscow doesn’t need troops and roadblocks to isolate a target country.
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To Stop Iran’s Proxy Terrorists, Stop Iran
The U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, and UAE must do more to stop Tehran together.
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Italy Is a Quiet Pillar of NATO’s Aerial Policing
Rome seems happy to contribute more than their share of ground troops and jets to NATO missions—as long as they can do it sotto voce.
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Will Biden’s ‘Severe Costs’ on Russia Include Cyber Attacks?
We should know more about U.S. cyber operations by now.
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