Category Archives: Russia

Seeking a Ukraine “End Game”, and The Divergent Evolution of the Ukrainian & Russian Armies

AP News: US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame BY MATTHEW LEE — May 11, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — An interminable and unwinnable war in Europe? That’s what NATO leaders fear and are bracing for as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third month with little sign of a decisive military victory … Continue reading Seeking a Ukraine “End Game”, and The Divergent Evolution of the Ukrainian & Russian Armies →

War Notes, Monday Threefer: Hackers Attacking Russia; Ukraine’s female minesweepers; and Sketches from Ukraine’s “International Legion”

Washington Post: Hacking Russia was off-limits. The Ukraine war made it a free-for-all. Experts anticipated a Moscow-led cyber-assault; instead, unprecedented attacks by hacktivists and criminals have wreaked havoc in Russia. By Joseph Menn — May 1, 2022 For more than a decade, U.S. cybersecurity experts have warned about Russian hacking that increasingly uses the labor … Continue reading War Notes, Monday Threefer: Hackers Attacking Russia; Ukraine’s female minesweepers; and Sketches from Ukraine’s “International Legion” →

A New Idea to End Putin’s War

From: How to End the War in Ukraine, by Alfred McCoy Alfred McCoy is Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of A Question of Torture, and In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power (Dispatch Books). His newest book, just published, … Continue reading A New Idea to End Putin’s War →

Could Belarus Be the Next Stage of the Ukraine War?

The Guardian: Putin has ignited a new anti-colonial struggle. This time, Moscow is the target Nick Cohen, Columnist — 23 April 2022 Belarusian exiles watch events in Ukraine with fear but also hope. Could they too fight back? History is teetering on an edge. No one knows which way it will go. Maybe the Russian … Continue reading Could Belarus Be the Next Stage of the Ukraine War? →