I have had several people flag a recent article in 1945 by Daniel Davis. I do not know the man but one friend, who fought alongside Davis, credits him as a brave man under fire. So this is not an attack on his character. But as I said to my knowledgeable friend, “Bravery under combat does not mean one is qualified to do analysis.”

Ukraine’s slow-moving summer offensive may indicate Zelensky’s war aims are impossible to achieve

The ground war in Ukraine has run its course, a new phase is beginning. Even diehard supporters of Ukraine in the western media and think tanks are admitting that a military victory over Russia is impossible and a vacation of the territory under Russian control is way beyond Kiev’s capability.

Ukrainian Regime Does Not Hide Its Celebration of Fascists Who Wanted to Cleanse Ukraine of “Asiatic” Muscovite Influence

It has been clear for some time that US corporate news media have explicitly taken a side on the Ukraine War.

The quarterly magazine Parameters by the U.S. Army War College published an interesting paper about U.S. war capabilities:

I will try to make this simple. It is a complex question, but it is something we should be contemplating if the world is going to avoid a nuclear holocaust. It boils down to three possibilities:

According to Wall Street Journal report, Kyiv’s efforts are making only ‘incremental progress.’

It is in the West’s interest to take Putin seriously

“I think the situation we face today in the world is much more dangerous than it was during the Cold War,” warned realist John J. Mearsheimer in this conversation.