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A Night in Vienna

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Last Sunday night, my wife and I were walking near St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. Sunday nights are quiet and dark in Vienna. For us, it was the end of a long journey that took us from anti-Russian marches in Warsaw to lunch with the prime minister of Hungary. Each stop had its protocol and […]

Russian Military Doctrine

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The city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russia, giving it full control of Ukraine’s breakaway Luhansk region and putting it in position to gain...

Homelands

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I am on a train from Budapest to Vienna. Last night, I delivered a speech and did something I never do. I began the...

Warsaw to Budapest

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The trip from Warsaw to Budapest is a trip between two realities. Warsaw is not quite on a war footing but exudes a desire...

Where the Cold War Began

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I stood on a balcony in Warsaw this past week to gaze at the Vistula River. The Vistula runs wide and deep, the guardian...

The Evolution of Great Powers

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The evolution of military power is one of the most important if underrated geopolitical changes happening in the world today. Throughout the 20th century,...

On the Road Again

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Tomorrow, my wife, Meredith, and I leave for Poland and Hungary. I have been invited to both countries so I am not crashing the...

Economies and War

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The American economy, the largest and most dynamic in the world, is a geopolitical issue. And right now, it is in a predictable period...

Writing a New Book

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Writing is my addiction. Every time I finish writing a book, I swear it’s the last time. But after a while, I break my...

Struggling to Find the Exit From War

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French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that an off-ramp must be found for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. This is not a...

Japan’s Return to History?

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After World War II, the United States wrote a constitution for Japan that stated, in Article 9, that Japan would not maintain a military...

America’s Interests in Ukraine

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Nearly every time Russia has been invaded, it has been saved by its strategic depth. Russia can’t truly be defeated without first taking Moscow,...
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