by Dave Patterson | Sep 10, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, International, Opinion
The question of the day for inside-the-beltway national security pundits is whether Ukraine can win the war against the unprovoked invasion by Russia. Many commentators are skeptical the Kyiv government forces can defeat Moscow’s invading army. However, in a...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 29, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Eschewing provocation and avoiding confrontation as national security policy is neither a sound nor sustainable Ukraine strategy. The Biden administration is quick to invoke deterrence as a bulwark against Russia, but deterrence is of no value without two critical...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 23, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Military Affairs, Opinion
Recently, a Washington, DC, newspaper published a 10,000-word essay on the Ukraine crisis entitled, “Road to war: US struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion,” by Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Ashley Parker, and...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 30, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The United States and NATO failed to give Ukraine Soviet-era MIG-29 fighters to replace combat losses last March, but now discussions are ongoing to provide the embattled country modern fighter aircraft. The Kyiv government hasn’t been shy about asking for up-to-date...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Fierce fighting has raged for almost 140 days as vicious Russian invaders have attempted to destroy and subjugate their neighbor, but can Ukraine win – eventually? Moscow’s ground, air, and naval forces have battered the courageous Ukrainian armed forces with...
