What Putin is thinking
On February 11th, I asked in this space, “What is Vladimir Putin thinking?” Now we know. After the Russian dictator...
Month: February 2022
China—World’s fastest military rise: Grant Newsham
Now we turn to the tensions in the indo-pacific region involving China and Taiwan. The U.S. commander for pacific airforces...
US warns Ukraine of full-scale Russian invasion within 48 hours
President Joe Biden's administration has informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of intelligence assessing that Russia is preparing to conduct a full-scale...
Will Zelensky negotiate Donbas & Luhansk?
Today, Sunday February 20, 2022, in parallel announcements France and Russia have agreed to take urgent measures to halt the...
War fears grow as Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A long-feared Russian invasion of Ukraine appeared to be imminent Monday, if not already underway, with Russian...
How do we ‘de-woke’ the US military?
I spent 33 years in the uniform of the U.S. military. I remember my first duty weekend with the Washington...
Andrei Illarionov: “There will be no ‘big war’” in Ukraine
With Andrei Illarionov ANDREI ILLARIONOV, Former Chief Economic Advisor to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy...
The ”not-so-great reset”
So it begins. As predicted in this space, now that China’s Genocide Games are complete, Vladimir Putin has launched his...
Situation Report: 1 Dead, multiple people injured at Portland protest shooting
A shoot-out between a homeowner and multiple armed protestors left one dead and multiple people injured at Portland’s Normandale Park...
War looms as US and Kiev ignore Minsk II Protocols
Kiev is missing a chance not only to avoid war but also to avoid the loss of its rogue pro-Russian...
US says its diplomats are out of Ukraine after US special ops planes tracked near Polish border
A pair of U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II special operations tanker-transport aircraft, along with a pair of the CV-22B Osprey special operations...
What does Puerto Rico have to do with strategic situation with China? A lot
The parts of the United States called American territories aren’t well understood anymore. While a premier component of American superiority...
Vladimir Putin calls up thousands of army reservists as Russia-Ukraine war looms
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to call up army and secret service reservists as the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues to simmer. Videos...
As Russia/Ukraine situation raises specter of Cyberwar, how can we be better prepared here at home?
President Biden told reporters this week that "every indication we have is they are prepared to go into Ukraine, attack...
Andrew Bremberg: How two-faced American corporations are financing the Chinese Communists
With Amb. Yoram Ettinger and Amb. Andrew Bremberg AMB. YORAM ETTINGER, Former Minister for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in...
Biden’s Ukraine statements meant to prepare the American people for ‘what could be a really horrific war,’ warns ex-ambassador
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul offered a sobering response Friday when asked by MSNBC’s Ari Melber to help explain why President Joe Biden continues...