Section: Hoover Institution (USA)
The Right Way To Quickly End The War In Ukraine
The United States has hit a wall in Ukraine. President Joe Biden’s incrementalist approach is not working. Instead, it has led to a long and tragic war of attrition. Ukraine’s faltering performance in the past year has raised the grim prospect of a Russian victory, which would see Kyiv fall under Moscow’s imperial dominion....
Cultural Genocide
As Russian president Vladimir Putin pursues his bloody campaign to re-subjugate Ukraine, we measure success in territory gained or lost. But for Putin, seizing land is an enabler as he pursues deeper goals—not least among them the annihilation of Ukrainian culture. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Russia Crushes Dissent As Putin’s System Ramps Up Repression
Already shrinking before the Ukraine war, the space for dissent and freedom of expression has all but vanished in Russia. The latest sign came on Friday with the wrongful conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of spying following a hurried closed-door trial that the US government has condemned as a sham. …read more...
Politics Versus Policy At The NATO Summit In Washington Last Week
Biden got the political win by demonstrating his leadership of the free world; Zelenskyy got the policy win of “irreversible” into the communique about Ukraine’s path to NATO membership. …read more Source:: Hoover...
High-Tech American Weapons Work Against Russia—Until They Don’t
Moscow is learning how to defeat Western precision munitions in Ukraine. Those lessons will be shared to Beijing. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Chinese troops hold military exercises with Belarus on Polish border
Chinese military personnel are to begin joint “anti-terrorist training” with their counterparts in Belarus on Monday, close to the border with Poland. The “Eagle Assault” exercises by the two Russian allies amid the war in Ukraine will be held over 11 days in the border city of Brest, Belarus, and will involve tasks such as hostage rescue and...
Michael McFaul: At NATO Summit, ‘Everybody Is Talking About Our Elections’
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses Ukraine’s path to NATO membership and what a second Trump presidency could mean for the Russia-Ukraine war. …read more Source:: Hoover...
He Created Oculus Headsets As A Teenager. Now He Makes AI Weapons For Ukraine
Jacquelyn Schneider, who studies military technology as a fellow at the Hoover Institution, says the war has dramatically increased the pace of innovation. “Technologies that worked really well even a few months ago are now constantly having to change,” she says. “And the big difference I do see is that software changes the rate...
Ukraine Needs ‘New Commitments,’ Not Just ‘Rhetorical Response’ At NATO: Michael McFaul
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses the impact the NATO summit could have on Ukraine, and what to watch for in the burgeoning China-Russia alliance. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Ukraine And American Prospects: PSCRP-BESA Reports No 68
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a direct challenge to the national sovereignty of an independent country, just as it continues to lead to extensive suffering, especially due to the attacks on civilian infrastructure. …read more Source:: Hoover...
