Section: Lexington Institute (USA)
Events In Ukraine Change The Calculus On Anti-Tech Legislation (From RealClearMarkets)
The United States has a powerful weapon that Ukraine has unleashed on Russia without having to plead or ask for U.S. government permission: the American tech sector. The prompt and voluntary withdrawal of U.S. tech companies from Russia, and their [Read More…] The post Events In Ukraine Change The Calculus On Anti-Tech Legislation (From...
Once Again, Foreign Energy Reliance Spawns Moral Depravity (From RealClearEnergy)
The United States has the resources, skilled workforce, and sophisticated technology to become the world’s dominant producer of all types of energy. Events in Ukraine are the latest illustration of why there is also a compelling moral imperative do so. [Read More…] The post Once Again, Foreign Energy Reliance Spawns Moral Depravity...
America Must Get Ready: Russia Is Trying To Grow Its Influence In Africa (From 1945)
The Russian assault on Ukraine marks the informal end to the so-called post-Cold War international order. In truth, Russia and China have been working to undermine extant global political architecture for years. The U.S. government must recognize that the challenge [Read More…] The post America Must Get Ready: Russia Is Trying To Grow Its...
What Happened To Putin’s Little Green Men? (From RealClearDefense)
Moscow’s assault on Ukraine seems to contradict what we had anticipated about how a future high-end conflict with Russia would unfold. What happened to Putin’s Little Green Men, who were so effective in seizing Crimea in 2014? Although information coming [Read More…] The post What Happened To Putin’s Little Green Men?...
Putin Must Understand: Invading Ukraine Would Be A Historic Mistake For Russia (From 1945)
The odds are growing that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make the greatest mistake of his career by invading Ukraine. This is likely to result in the very outcomes that the Kremlin claims it seeks to avoid. A new assault [Read More…] The post Putin Must Understand: Invading Ukraine Would Be A Historic Mistake For Russia (From 1945)...
Tanks: Vital to Defense
Executive Summary Click here to read the full report as a pdf. In 2013, a year before Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States came within months of shuttering the last plant in the Western Hemisphere capable of building main battle [Read More…]The post Tanks: Vital to Defense appeared first on Lexington Institute. …read more Source:...
U.S. & NATO Need An Arctic Strategy To Counter Russia (From RealClearDefense)
Ever since Russia seized control of Crimea in late February 2014, the U.S.’ and NATO’s attention has been on the threats posed by Russian forces to the territorial integrity of the Alliance. For years, experts on Russia’s foreign and security [Read More…]The post U.S. & NATO Need An Arctic Strategy To Counter Russia...
Deterring To Defend: Delivering On NATO’s Promise
Russia’s invasion and illegal occupation of parts of Ukraine in March 2014 was a wake-up call for the international community. It also shattered the already fragile relations between Russia and the West. With these actions, Vladimir Putin’s Russia had shown [Read More…]The post Deterring To Defend: Delivering On NATO’s...
U.S. Experience In Iraq Can Teach NATO How To Hunt Russia’s “Little Green Men” (from National Interest)
Much has been made over the past three years of the asymmetric or hybrid warfare conducted by Russia in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine. The essence of this supposedly new type of warfare involves the use of non-traditional instruments of [Read More…]The post U.S. Experience In Iraq Can Teach NATO How To Hunt Russia’s “Little Green...
Four Reasons It Would Be Foolish To Ban Russian Rocket Engines
After Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014, everybody in Washington agreed it was time to stop relying on Russian rocket engines for getting U.S. military satellites into orbit. So it’s no surprise that Congress is considering legislation to do just [Read More…]The post Four Reasons It Would Be Foolish To Ban Russian Rocket Engines...
