Section: Hoover Institution (USA)
Putin’s Accidental Restoration of NATO
Putin’s Accidental Restoration of NATO zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:57 There is no more iron commandment in politics and international relations than the Law of Unintended Consequences. Vladimir Putin intended his invasion of Ukraine to strike a proxy blow at NATO, exposing its rifts and leaving it crushed and humiliated after his...
Putin’s Folly in Ukraine: NATO Redivivus
Putin’s Folly in Ukraine: NATO Redivivus zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:50 When an army dispatched by Vladimir Putin marched into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, next to no one expected the citizens of that country to put up a fight, cause the invasion to stall, and retake much of the territory lost—and virtually everyone supposed that the...
Ukraine and NATO: The Hour of the Little Guys (and Tough Gals)
Ukraine and NATO: The Hour of the Little Guys (and Tough Gals) zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 08:42 As Vladimir Putin’s wanton slaughter in Ukraine continues, each day validates anew the worth of NATO, weakens its detractors, and aligns European Union and NATO policy goals ever more closely. Putin expected to divide Europe and wrongfoot the...
Has Putin Paved the Way for NATO in the Indo-Pacific?
Has Putin Paved the Way for NATO in the Indo-Pacific? zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 09:07 Contrary to the popular view that the outbreak and continuation of the war in Ukraine symbolizes the failure of NATO, Putin’s gambit in Ukraine has proved the opposite, i.e., NATO’s primary mission of deterrence worked, no kinetic activities...
NATO’s Future Depends on Who Wins in Ukraine
NATO’s Future Depends on Who Wins in Ukraine zlotx5 Thu, 05/18/2023 – 09:04 The future of NATO, in almost every dimension imaginable, depends on the outcome of the war in Ukraine. That outcome is unknown. While there is reason to be optimistic, events, and especially wars, can take unanticipated paths and generate unexpected results....
Russia’s Renewal of NATO
Russia’s Renewal of NATO zlotx5 Tue, 05/16/2023 – 15:53 Russia’s Renewal of NATO Both the nature and the membership of NATO is very much up in the air. As few as five years ago, the sense of fracturing within NATO was palpable. There were geographic divisions along both north and south, and east and west axes, with each region...
NATO’s Flawed Nature
NATO’s Flawed Nature zlotx5 Tue, 05/16/2023 – 15:44 NATO’s Flawed Nature The war in Ukraine altered the nature and membership of NATO in a positive fashion. Although, without intense escalation—i.e., a widening war in Eastern Europe or East Asia—actual long-term positive change or membership augmentation, remains doubtful due to...
Ukraine: A Confident State on the Frontier
Ukraine: A Confident State on the Frontier zlotx5 Tue, 05/16/2023 – 15:41 Ukraine: A Confident State on the Frontier Tragically for its people, Ukraine is on the path of Russia’s persistent westward push and thus it serves as the West’s rampart. Ukraine is the antemurale of Europe. With Ukraine under Moscow’s domination,...
The Future of Europe
The Future of Europe zlotx5 Tue, 05/16/2023 – 15:35 The Future of Europe We are now more than a year into Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. With massive losses on both sides, this conflict has become a war of attrition with seemingly no end in sight. The strategic effects have reverberated across Europe and the world. The...
Q&A: Bruce Thornton on Cage Fight: Civilian and Democratic Pressures on Military Conflict and Foreign Policy
Q&A: Bruce Thornton on Cage Fight: Civilian and Democratic Pressures on Military Conflict and Foreign Policy Rachel Moltz Tue, 05/16/2023 – 12:25 In this Q&A, research fellow Bruce S. Thornton describes Cage Fight, a new book he edited from the Hoover Institution Press, which features contributions from military historians who...
