The New Killing Fields of Europe

(Russian tanks partaking in drills in December of 2021)

Civilizational states such as Russia and China have a cohort of national and cultural values that are far more deeply enshrined (like them or loathe them) than those of the West.”

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From Tanks to Think Tanks

(Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo)

One can judge the winds of change in foreign policy by the sudden proliferation of think tanks piping up and stating the obvious. There are tanks and think tanks and, despite the commitment of the Leopards, it may be the think tanks that are gaining the upper hand.”

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The Boredom of War

(UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/VIA REUTERS)

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s biggest enemy is not the West’s reticence to sending more drones, more weapons, and more fighter jets. President Zelenskyy’s biggest enemy is boredom.”

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