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Russia’s latest escalation of attacks against Ukraine appears to be driven by Putin’s desperation to end the war quickly. By contrast, these actions have further boosted Ukrainians’ morale in their fight for sovereignty.
While Yerevan seems to be in a weaker position and interested in negotiations, Baku is seeking to assert its advantage. The outbreak of a new conflict on Europe's borders would clearly be detrimental to EU security.
Ankara’s relationship with Moscow is becoming directly linked to his bid to win the Turkish elections in 2023. Meanwhile, a disruptive Turkey within NATO and President Erdogan’s continued balancing act with the Kremlin offer Putin a strategic advantage.
The how, why, and everything that can go wrong when we arm the world.
James Acton discusses concerns over nuclear power safety in Ukraine.
Well what President Biden has done, inadvertently of course, is to put the band back together. They’re back. The Taliban are back. Al-Qaeda will be back with them.
We are not a 100% certain how much equipment the Taliban have acquired because we haven’t always taken terrific accountability of what equipment went where at what time, particularly when it came to small arms.
I could have imagined securing the airport in advanced to prevent that chaos, consultation with allies, facilitating the SIV Program. Have them go to American military bases around the world and check their documents there, but don't leave them in the sense that we've abandon Afghanistan.
These are tough choices and many hands contributed to this. Many administrations in history all met with unhappy, extremely difficult challenge of Afghanistan.