Recent reports from the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine, suggest Russian troops are pulling back. Ukraine’s military is...
Dave Patterson
The Budapest Memorandum: Strong Words Fading Over Time
The Budapest Memorandum was a statement of "Security Assurances" underpinning Ukraine's independence and...
Top Army General: Biden’s Sanctions Failed to Deter Putin
What was the US president's plan during the year leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Whatever the...
The 2022 Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment
The 2022 Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community (IC) is a cornucopia of bad actors and their...
Is Russia Desperate Enough to Use WMD?
The West is trying to answer the question: With conventional weapons and tactics proving not quite up to the job,...
Should We Worry About Russia’s Hypersonic Missiles?
Does Russia's attack on Ukraine with hypersonic missiles matter? The Kremlin's defense ministry claimed its...
Desperate Putin Faces Scathing Public Opinion
Was it desperation that prompted Vladimir Putin to walk out on the stage as the main attraction at a rally to...
The Anatomy of Deterrence
Since the mid-1950s, the concept of "deterrence" has been at the forefront of US national security...
Biden and Xi See Phone Call Outcome Very Differently
President Biden spoke with President Xi Jinping of China over a secure video teleconference Friday (March 18)....