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Putin Has Turned His Ukraine Problem Into a Full-Fledged Disaster Mar. 02, 2022
Vladimir Putin had a problem with Ukraine. It was gradually moving into the Western orbit — ex... Read More
Biden Rejects Reality -- Putin Rolls into Ukraine Mar. 01, 2022
As Russia invades Ukraine, amasses troops on the Polish border and threatens to use nuclear weapons,... Read More
As Russia Invades Ukraine, Beware the Celebrity Cringe Posts Feb. 26, 2022
The world is in a crisis as Russia attacks Ukraine. It's heartbreaking to watch people flee amid exp... Read More
It's a Difficult Time for Those Seeking Easy Solutions Feb. 26, 2022
"What's the topic this week?" my husband asked as I settled down to write my column today. "Kiev?" I... Read More
Olympic Games, Truces and Wars (Sochi, 2014; Beijing, 2022) Feb. 26, 2022
Since 2019, I have been working on a collection of opinion columns under the title "All History Is C... Read More
Biden's Putin Appeasement Has Been Years in the Making Feb. 25, 2022
"One small thing to be thankful for is that DJT is not in the White House as the Ukraine crisis unfo... Read More
Of Course Vladimir Putin Invaded Ukraine Under Joe Biden's Watch Feb. 25, 2022
In February 2014, Russian kingpin Vladimir Putin invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Penins... Read More
Thoughts on Putin Feb. 24, 2022
Washington — What is running through the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin as 150,000 o... Read More
Russia Is on the Verge of War. Here's What You Need to Know Feb. 17, 2022
A map is the most effective tool for visualizing and explaining the Ukraine-Russia crisis because it... Read More
The Strategic Costs of Hunter Biden's Ukrainian Corruption Feb. 16, 2022
Often a bribe is more destructive than a bullet. In Afghanistan the U.S. and NATO could never defea... Read More
Putin's Posturing Feb. 10, 2022
I feel badly for Ukraine, poor country. Here is Russian President Vladimir Putin, posturing for the... Read More
Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Spectacles of National Branding and Global Projection, Part I Feb. 05, 2022
Sometimes I wish, if just for a moment, that I could simply enjoy what I see and hear around me: a p... Read More
Wars and Rumors of Wars in Times of TikTok: Is America Ready for a Major Conflagration? Part II Jan. 22, 2022
The United States lost, "failed miserably," in a battle against Chinese forces, reported Gen. John H... Read More
Putin, Ukraine and The RUBK: Old News Is Current Bad News Jan. 19, 2022
Fail to study the past (history), from energizing grand aspirations to how-it's-done tactics, and yo... Read More
Wars and Rumors of Wars in Times of TikTok: Is America Ready for a Major Conflagration? Part I Jan. 15, 2022
The British won their World War I battles, so goes the aphorism, on the polo fields of Eton and Harr... Read More
2022's Four Strategic Challenges Jan. 05, 2022
As 2022 begins, four strategic challenges to the post-World War II international order generate the ... Read More
The Christmas Truce of 1914 Remains a Miracle and an Inspiration Dec. 25, 2021
Nearly 107 years later, the events of Dec. 25, 1914, commonly known as the Christmas truce, remain m... Read More
While Biden Slept: Appeasement and Accommodation Dec. 14, 2021
Speaking to the House of Commons in 1948, Winston Churchill, paraphrasing philosopher George Santaya... Read More
Let's Honor Veterans Day by Adopting a More Sober Foreign Policy Nov. 12, 2021
The Veterans Day holiday this week, coming just a few months after the national humiliation that was... Read More
