US Air Force Pararescuemen with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secure an area after being lowered from an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission November 7th, 2012 in Afghanistan. Alamy Bitter Lessons from Afghanistan John Lloyd 22 Sep 2021 · 12 min read
The New Eurasian Century The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this emerging alternative draws upon Joel Kotkin 15 Feb 2022 · 8 min read
What Putin Really Wants On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desk sits a bronze statue of Peter the Great, the tsar who spent his four decades in power waging war on neighbors to establish his country as a great power in Europe. Peter would have understood the nature of the current conflict in Eastern Christopher Miller 14 Feb 2022 · 7 min read
