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NATO nations look past Ukraine offensive to long-term deterrence pacts
Some former officials cautioned that such agreements should not be seen as a substitute for the formal security guarantees enshrined in NATO’s Article 5, the bloc’s mutual def...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’
But a swift offensive by Ukrainian forces in the late summer and fall cleared Russia’s military out of Izium and out of a large chunk of Ukraine’s northeast. This removed the ...
By Michael Kofman
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Biden Pays Silent Tribute to Victims of Hiroshima Bomb
Mr. Biden’s visit came at a pivotal moment in the atomic age, with the “prospect of Armageddon,” as he has described it, greater than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisi...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise
Jon Wolfsthal, who worked on nuclear proliferation in the Obama Administration, helped plan that trip. A year later, he found himself talking to a local official during a visi...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Russian troops fall back to ‘defensive positions’ near Bakhmut
Military analysts have suggested that Ukraine’s localised offensive in Bakhmut appear to indicate it is trying to pin down Russian forces in the city. “Ukraine seems to be att...
By Michael Kofman
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As Putin Bides His Time, Ukraine Faces a Ticking Clock
Mr. Putin has little incentive to end the war now, unless his hand is forced, because its continuation helps him retain power, said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia and Ukraine fight to control narrative, territory as war enters new phase
Many of the troops fielded by both sides in the coming months will likely be seeing action for the first time in the war, Michael Kofman, a leading analyst of Russia's militar...
By Michael Kofman
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Donated MiG Jets Will Not Give Ukraine Air Superiority Against Russia
“In a conventional war, more is more,” said Michael Kofman, a military analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. “Wars often come down to attrition, so ...
By Michael Kofman
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South Korean Conservatives Lament 'Nuclear Shackles' Following Yoon-Biden Summit
But others say reassurance measures and an effective North Korea policy are the best way to prevent South Korea from going nuclear. “If South Koreans see North Korea continue ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Can Turkey’s Elections Bring Reset to Troubled Relations With US?
“The big problem is the presence of the S-400. If that can be dealt with, either doing away with it or securing it so it does not pick up signals from the F-35, then something...
By Jim Townsend
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Clock Ticking on Ukraine’s Spring Offensive as Biden Admin in Delicate Holding Pattern
“Reality will dictate what actually happens,” said Jim Townsend, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy in the Obama administration. ...
By Jim Townsend
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A Third Nuclear Age? What to Expect from US-South Korea Summit.
“For so long our primary preoccupation when it came to nuclear proliferation was with the rogue states, Iran and North Korea, but now we see it’s our friends who are contempla...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Macron calls on Xi to reason with Russia for Ukraine peace
However, a "huge win" from the European perspective was Xi saying he would eventually give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a call "when the time is right", said Carisa...
By Carisa Nietsche
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How Finland's Conflicted History with Russia Influenced Decision to Join NATO
Finnish public opinion started to shift after Russia in December 2021 issued a list of demands to Nato, which would have barred Finland from becoming a member of the alliance....
By Nicholas Lokker
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It’s the Economy (and More): Why Macron and von der Leyen are in China
With his voyage to China late last week, Pedro Sánchez prepared the ground for this week’s visit by Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen. The main shared objective of both...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Biden’s Democracy Summit 2.0: Ukraine War Spurs Globalized Format
“This summit takes place against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ukrainians’ ongoing demonstration of democracy’s resilience,” says Carisa Nietsche, an associ...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
NATO is Racing to Arm its Russian Borders. Can it Find the Weapons?With countries already worried about their own munitions stockpiles and Ukraine in acute need of more shells and weapons from allies, there is a risk that not all NATO allies ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Jim Townsend
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U.S. Reaches Deep Into Its Global Ammunition Stockpiles to Help Ukraine
The U.S. is now scrambling to ensure Ukraine has enough in stock for the next phase of the war, since artillery rounds will help Kyiv’s forces take back territory from Russia ...
By Michael Kofman
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Why Won’t Vladimir Putin Cut His Losses in Ukraine?
Even in the face of heavy, increasing losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains resolved to continue fighting but is “grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion”, w...
By Michael Kofman
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Ukraine Short of Skilled Troops and Munitions as Losses, Pessimism Grow
The stakes for Ukraine in the coming months are particularly high, as Western countries aiding Kyiv look to see whether Ukrainian forces can once again seize the initiative an...
By Michael Kofman