Section: Hoover Institution (USA)
Melania Trump Hosted Officials From Russia And Ukraine. Just What’s Behind Her Peace Push?
Hoover Institution fellow Sergey Sanovich said while there may be discussion about how big a role Melania played, the outcome was a “laudable effort.””There should be more of that,” he told CBC News. “Negotiations are important. It’s better when politicians are talking than when they are not.” …read more...
What Trump Must Do After The Midterm Losses | Victor Davis Hanson
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says Republicans face a new political reality following their midterm losses, but President Trump still has two years to secure his legacy. Hanson notes that with Democrats taking control of Congress, Trump’s path forward could depend on executive orders, judicial appointments, a resolution to...
Cyber-Attack Likely ‘Won’t Be The Last’ For Ukraine
Hoover Institution fellow Herbert Lin describes the hacking of Ukraine’s air strike alert system as “concerning”. “I think it’s the first time it’s happened to an official Ukrainian information app, but I suspect it won’t be the last,” says Lin. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Cries Betrayal As Trump Makes His Biggest Power Play Yet
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says a proposed summit with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and the United States is a calculated geopolitical maneuver by President Donald Trump to drive a wedge between Russia and China, end the war in Ukraine, and prevent Beijing from exploiting America’s military commitments to invade Taiwan....
Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Cries Betrayal As Trump Makes His Biggest Power Play Yet
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says a proposed summit with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and the US is a calculated geopolitical maneuver by President Trump to drive a wedge between Russia and China, end the war in Ukraine, and prevent Beijing from exploiting America’s military commitments to invade Taiwan. Hanson contends that...
Sorry, Trump. More Russian Oil Won’t Take Down Energy Prices. Here’s What Will
Writing in this magazine a year ago, we compared Russia’s oil-and-gas industry to a dinosaur, “big, rapacious, and dying off.” Energy sanctions against Russia and the country’s own missteps in managing its energy industry during its war against Ukraine were delivering a downfall that, we wrote, “the U.S. has been trying to make…happen...
The Ukrainian Gordian Knot
After crossing with his army into Asia, Alexander the Great stopped at Gordium (in modern-day Turkey). He approached the famous Gordian knot—a tangled mass of bark tying an ox cart to a pole, so intricate and tight that no one could unravel it. When told that anyone who could untie the mess would rule all of Asia, Alexander simply pulled out his...
Putin’s Strategy Is Working
Vladimir Putin plays the long game. For decades, the Russian leader has worked to subjugate Ukraine. For decades, he has also cultivated ties with Donald Trump. Now, success at the latter endeavor is allowing Putin to recover from failures at the former: after nearly five years of thwarted Russian objectives in the war on Ukraine, the U.S....
Hoover’s Military History Working Group Questions Whether US Is Staying on Top of Rapid Advances in Strategy, Tactics, and Science of Armed Conflict
With conflict still raging in Ukraine, and a yet-to-be-concluded conflict that holds two major oil chokepoints hostage possibly restarting at any moment, scholars gathered at the Hoover Institution to ask whether the US military is doing enough to meet new challenges. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Hoover’s Niall Ferguson Collects America Abroad Media Award for Bringing History to Life
Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA)— Niall Ferguson, Hoover’s Milbank Senior Fellow, was honored by America Abroad Media (AAM) at its annual award gala earlier this month for life’s work illuminating the role of history in explaining how the modern world came to be. Former diplomat Elliott Abrams presented Ferguson his award at the 13th...
