War, Mobilization, and Blowback
Vladimir Putin’s mobilization runs into a snag as Russians take to the streets and draft-age men flee the country in massive numbers. Continue reading
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Putin’s Escalation: An Act of Desperation or a Turning Point?
In the wake of humiliating military setbacks in northeastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin implicitly threatens the West with nuclear blackmail and calls up 300,000 reservists to replenish his depleted troops on the battlefield. Continue reading
NBC-5 with Lili Zheng – September 2022
The families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia. Brian Whitmore weighs in. Continue reading
A Ukrainian Victory Would Liberate Eastern Europe
As Russia’s full-scale reinvasion of Ukraine approached the half-year mark, Volodymyr Zelensky had victory on his mind. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Guns of August
August 2022 may go down in history as the month Ukraine took the war to Russia and challenged Moscow’s dominance over the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula. Continue reading
Putin’s partner in war crimes
The axis of autocrats in Eastern Europe is also an axis of war criminals. Continue reading
Axis of Autocrats versus democratic Europe
Vladimir Putin will travel next week to one of the only countries in Europe where he is still welcome in order to meet with one of his few remaining international allies. Continue reading
The Path to Victory in Ukraine
Ukrainian special forces and guerilla units strike deep inside Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting two airfields and a munitions depot, challenging Moscow’s control of the peninsula. Continue reading
War and Reckoning
From torture to the summary executions of civilians to the widespread abduction and forced deportation of noncombatants, the anecdotal evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine has been mounting for … Continue reading
The Endurance War
The HIMARS are changing the game on the battlefield. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and other longer-range weapons supplied by the West are enabling the Ukrainians to hit high-value Russian targets, reduce their own casualties, and mount a counter offensive in the East and South. Continue reading