Commentary • Page 14 of 33 • The Defense Post

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14 March

Ukrainian service member seen at the site of fighting with a Russian raiding group

The Big Picture: Europe’s Refusal to Fight and Democratic Weakness

Europe’s leaders have not only betrayed the people of Ukraine; their manifest weakness now imperils the entire future of humanity.

13 March

Russian President Vladimir Putin during military parade

Dan Reiter

‘Putin’s Folly:’ Biggest Foreign Policy Error Since WWII?

Before the Ukraine invasion, Putin's foreign policy of undermining American democracy, weakening NATO, and expanding Russian military strength was working, but now it’s all reversed and crumbling.

10 March

Alexis Lerner

Why Is Putin Invading Ukraine Now?

Whatever the explanation for Putin's Ukraine invasion, it is certain that the continuation of the Russian bombardment is tragic and bound for further devastation.

8 March

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba give a press conference

Bryan Nakayama and Jennifer Spindel

NATO’s Help to Ukraine Could Deter Russia From Territorial Expansion

By helping Ukraine, NATO sends signals of resoluteness that could deter Russia from additional aggressive actions and attempts at territorial expansion.

3 March

Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn, and Carla Martinez Machain

Menu of Foreign Policy: Sanctions, Cyberwar, and Troop Deployment in Ukraine

Countries have a menu of different options to achieve foreign policy goals and the US is currently evaluating which options it will pursue to try to dissuade Russia.

3 March

Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of a map in 2006

Nicolè M. Ford

‘Russia’s Ancestral Lands’ and Putin’s Justification to Invade Ukraine

Putin’s war is not solely about identity, but it drives him and is the main justification for his actions in Ukraine.

2 March

S-400 anti-aircraft missile launching system

Oya Dursun-Özkanca

It Is High Time for Turkey to Bury the S-400s

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated it is high time for Turkey to bury its S-400s, rekindle relations with the West, and realize its essential transatlantic future.

1 March