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Putin’s Air War Shows the Limits of Russia’s Ground Campaign
Moscow presents its latest missile and drone campaign as a strike on Ukraine’s military-industrial base. The damage in Kyiv points to a different purpose: pressure on civilians as Russia struggles to turn local gains into strategic victory. Vladimir Putin has…
Russia’s Poland Test Would Be a Test of NATO’s Political Nerve
Reported US warnings to Warsaw point to a limited Russian provocation rather than a conventional invasion. The aim would be to fracture NATO decision-making, weaken support for Ukraine, and expose uncertainty over Washington’s response. Reported American warnings to Warsaw that…
Keir Starmer, Churchillian Rhetoric, Peacetime Budgets, & the Slow Death of Britain’s Defence Capabilities
Great powers can decline with dignity. Formerly great powers, by contrast, often compensate for diminished means with inflated rhetoric. Britain has chosen the latter course. It still speaks in the accents of a serious military state. Ministers talk of deterrence,…
