Once a Pittsburgh sister city also known for its steel industry, Donetsk, and the greater Donbas region in which it is located, has been at war since 2014. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 14,000 people died in this conflict, even before Russia began its military operations in February. I’ve just returned from there.

Putin may or may not be a secret bridge player, but it helps us understand his strategies, tactics, and modes of thinking.

Michael Vlahos and Douglas Magcregor meet in the library of the Army-Navy Club, Washington, D.C., to reflect on the war in Ukraine: Past, Present, and Future.

Since October 2022, the Biden administration has modified weapons systems to prevent those systems from hitting Russia and has released plans to stop weapons dispersion across Ukraine’s borders.

Both NATO and Russian observers reject Blinken denial of US satellite involvement in attacks on Russian bases

During the early years of America’s Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sought a limited conflict against people he still regarded as fellow countrymen and with whom he sought reconciliation. Only after three years of stalemate did he turn to “Unconditional Surrender Grant,” who in turn unleashed General William Tecumseh Sherman to “make Georgia howl” and help bring the war to its decisively violent conclusion.

Without this debate, there can be no understanding of what will be needed for a lasting peace, writes Mary Dejevsky

Since the Russian invasion in February, elite outlets have leaned on a very narrow range of monolithic sources for their reporting.

In this monthly update for November, Dmitriy Kovalevich, special correspondent in Ukraine for New Cold War summarizes the events that lead to the current SMO and the events as they continue to unfold in the country.

The West is screwed, says the realist foreign policy scholar