by Dave Patterson | Sep 17, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Battlefield rhythms are dynamic. One day, the tide of war is favorable – the next, it isn’t. In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have enjoyed victories in recovering lost territory and beating back the Russian invaders. Do such victories indicate a sustainable trend, or...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 12, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Western leaders vowed that sanctions and financial restrictions would cripple the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to rethink his aggression in the region. Yet after half a year of military conflict, Moscow’s economic...
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...
