There are not many air raids or even battles that have a strategic effect. The Ukrainian strike on Russian air bases, some thousands of miles from Ukraine, may have been one. The Russian raid on Kyiv was a paltry response…
I’m filled with admiration for Ukraine’s daring and imaginative strike this weekend at high-value targets across the length and breadth of Russia. I don’t for a moment believe that, by itself, this one strategic blow will change the outcome of…
The American foreign policy establishment that brought us the war in Ukraine now claims that it is Donald Trump’s war. We’ve seen this movie before. When the war in Vietnam became unpopular and seemingly unwinnable, the “best and the brightest”…
President Trump called Putin “crazy” following his massive missile barrage on Kyiv last week and warned that if he tried taking all of Ukraine, “Russia would cease to exist.” But he still won’t rush to impose secondary sanctions to shut…
Times are changing again. Modern diplomacy is no longer about smiling for the cameras and shaking hands with other leaders on a red carpet while ordering airstrikes on their military bases. The February meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy ended in…
The future of warfare is unfolding before our eyes — and America is not ready for it. From Ukraine’s battlefields to the Red Sea, cheap, attritable drones are reshaping the character of modern conflict. Yet despite these clear warning signs,…
The sadness of Saturday’s final farewell to Pope Francis was tempered by a glimmer of hope flickering from the baptistry of Saint Peter’s Basilica. Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy sat together for a few moments in private to discuss a deal…
If you guys will forgive me, this is a bit of a drive-by 5QT. I’m juggling a couple of projects as I’m writing it, because a PAC that I run here in Louisiana is having its big annual fundraising event…
Russia is positioning forces for a major spring offensive all along Ukraine’s front line, which may last well into the summer, according to many analysts. Putin wants to fully control at least three of Ukraine’s four eastern regions prior to…
