Tag: Ukraine
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America Must Avoid Entanglement in Ukraine
By Benjamin Giltner // In order to accomplish its national interests, the United States will need to support the “Finlandization” of Ukraine.
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In Ukraine, America Must Focus on Winning the Long Game
By Nicholas Kwasnik // Ukraine is important to U.S. national interests, but war with Russia is not the right way to defend them. Such a war would be a human and financial catastrophe.
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A No-Fly Zone is a Dangerous Lunacy
By Noah Schwartz // With limited communication between Washington and Moscow, it is wise to clearly lay out America’s intentions and goals. President Biden should not be ashamed for taking the end of the world off the table.
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Ukraine is Actually Making Taiwan More Confident
By Lake Dodson & Benedicta Kwartang // As Ukraine fights for sovereignty and territory, Taiwan is increasingly inspired to think more highly of its own self-defense.
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A Better Russian Strategy: Containment
By Sophie Boulter // It is time for the U.S. to modernize and apply the doctrine of containment to the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This will ensure that the U.S. can work with and protect its allies without exacerbating the war.
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Pomp and Circumvention: Hard Lessons for Diplomacy with Russia
By Christopher Ynclan Jr. // While Russia’s recent actions make them seem a dishonest and irrational actor, many fail to recognize their ideological motivations to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.
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Party Like It’s 1979: Comparing Ukraine and the Last Soviet Invasion
By Brad Settelmeyer & Alison O’Neil // Ukraine’s current conflict is heading the same way as the Afghan war: away from the hallmarks of a “conventional” conflict and towards a protracted insurgency promising high costs for both sides.
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Pay Attention to Putin’s “Denazification” Claims
By Patrick Fox // American foreign policy experts must take Putin’s “denazification” language far more seriously, because they could be a subtle promise of terrible atrocities in the near future.
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Russia is Not Walking Away Empty Handed
By Patrick Fox & Christopher Ynclan Jr. // America and its allies can’t plan around a full-scale war with Russia, so guaranteeing the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine is a fantasy.
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India is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By Shravan Krishnan // On one hand, India claims Russia has “legitimate security concerns” on the Ukrainian border. On the other hand, India is becoming increasingly close with the West.