Section: RAND (USA)
Biden’s Catch-22 in Ukraine
If Ukraine is to regain the momentum it has lost in its fight against Russia, it will need to go on the offensive—and that involves some degree of escalation risk. …read more Source::...
Here’s What Ukraine Needs in Missiles, Shells, and Troops to Win. It’s Completely Doable
After two years of the Russia-Ukraine war with still no end in sight, NATO members have begun asking what it will take to turn the tide in Ukraine’s favor. To fully expel Russian forces in the next two years, U.S. support and broad NATO investments will be required. …read more Source::...
EU Should Buy Ammo Outside of the Bloc to Quickly Resupply Ukraine
More than two years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the situation on the eastern front now looks dire, with Ukrainian defenders running out of ammunition quickly and Western unity in question. The Czech Republic has a plan that could help resupply Ukrainian forces with artillery shells. …read more Source::...
Biden, Burisma, and Ukraine: Why Moscow’s Evolving Narrative of the Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack Matters for U.S. Elections
With the U.S. elections drawing nearer, careful attention should be paid to attempts by foreign actors to influence American voters. By accusing Burisma of sponsoring terrorist attacks in Russia and making loose insinuations that President Biden, the United States, and Western intelligence agencies are somehow connected as well, Russian...
Sweden, Finland, and NATO’s First-Class Airpower Upgrade
After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Finland and Sweden—both longtime neutral states—decided to join NATO. What do these new alliance members bring to the air fight, and how does this impact NATO strategy in the Baltics? …read more Source::...
Can Studying Combat in the Black Sea Improve the Chinese Navy?
Chinese military strategists have been watching the Ukraine War closely, and events in the Black Sea with special attention. Why would China be interested in uncovering the secrets of Ukraine’s success against a much larger fleet? …read more Source::...
Russia’s Disinformation Campaign About the Moscow Terror Attack May Be Working
As far-fetched as it may seem to those in the West, the Kremlin’s claim that the recent terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall was orchestrated by Ukraine and Western powers may be convincing to many Russians. For the U.S. to address and combat these claims, it is important to understand how they are framed amid broadly propagated...
The Moscow Terror Attack Shows the Limits of the Russia-Iran Partnership
Growing military and economic ties between Russia and Iran pose a threat to U.S. and Western interests. But their relationship remains largely transactional. The Ukraine war has incentivized them to paper over their disputes for now, but has not erased significant differences which make it more difficult for Moscow and Tehran to forge a true...
Putin’s Cordon Sanitaire in Ukraine
Moscow is signaling a renewed Russian lunge into northern Ukraine to create a buffer zone and seize Kharkiv. Any Russian escalation in northern Ukraine deserves to be met with the full force of Ukraine’s own arms and those from the West. …read more Source::...
What Chinese Navy Planners Are Learning from Ukraine’s Use of Unmanned Surface Vessels
The continued success of Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) attacks on Russian naval facilities and warships has kept USVs in the defense analytical spotlight and naval analysts around the world, particularly those in China, are taking note. …read more Source::...
