by Kelli Ballard | Dec 30, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
With tensions escalating along the Ukraine-Russia border, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have agreed to a phone conversation today, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Although the pair spoke recently, on Dec. 7, there is still much to work out,...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 29, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
The U.S. finds itself with finite resources and two major national security threats. So, how can the Biden administration best allocate its assets to counter both Russia and China successfully? The decision requires making judgments about which of the two global...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 25, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Thirty years ago today, the world received an immeasurably wonderful Christmas gift. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came to an end as ignominiously as its beginning was bloody. As the hammer-and-sickle flag atop the Kremlin was lowered for the last...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 22, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Thoughts of “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men” may be a lovely sentiment nowadays – but not on Ukraine’s border. The Russians are still there, and President Vladimir Putin is making demands with gusto. Moscow’s recent ultimatums are included in a list of security...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 20, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
President Biden’s Department of State (DOS) forked-tongue approach to strategic diplomacy is curious, if not downright confusing, to allies, friends, and foes alike. The DOS double-speak arms sales position came to a head when the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...