Armed Hostile Conflict: Atrocity of Atrocities
In my early formative years, Hollywood, TV, toy guns, and games inundated and inured me to violence. It was always the good guys against the bad guys. My father fought in World War II and the Korean W
Can Aggressive Russian Democratic Opposition Strategy Topple Putin?
Last week, the first Congress of People’s Deputies from Russia was held in historic Jabłonna, Poland, in the very building where the famed roundtable talks between the Solidarity Movement and communis
Democratic Values as Basis of Prosperity, Protection From War
I visited the capital of Romania, Bucharest, on a business trip recently. The city impressed me not only with its architecture, but also with its extraordinary hospitality. It’s also worth mentioning
Russia – A Riddle no More, Finally the Harsh Truth (1)
Winston Churchill in 1939 famously described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” And for decades, if not centuries, the Western fascination with Russia as some sort of exotic
How do Poles See Themselves and the World?
Missile misunderstanding Two missiles hit a Polish village killing two farmers. The psychological barrier has been crossed here in Poland. The war in Ukraine is no longer just about refugee waves, fig
When Shall We Celebrate Christmas?
As Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure continue, the dilemmas facing Ukrainians multiply. For elderly residents of Kyiv, living in a high-rise building poses a new threat – getting stuck in an
The ‘Desert Ukraine to Defend Taiwan’ Fallacy
Abandoning Ukraine will Destroy Taiwan Some of those interested in abandoning Ukraine to Russian conquest have recently advanced an argument supposedly based on strategic realism. The U.S. cannot prov
Qatar World Cup Different and Disappointing
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Qatar. It is usually a feast of football for fans and a jackpot for FIFA which, in fact, lives from championship to championship, earning huge money from each
Last Week in Ukraine: U.S. Master Class on Military Risk Management & Threat Reduction
Last week, the U.S. organized a master class for the whole world on how to manage military risks and neutralize the nuclear threat. Russia finally deleted even verbal hints about the possibility of us
Saving Lives in the Dark
In a previous article, I described how the education of schoolchildren and students takes place amidst conditions of war. Now, the on-going problem of power outages – a direct consequence of Russia’s
Putin’s Only Hope Now is to Terrify the West into Negotiating away Ukraine’s Victories
It is bizarre that calls for peace talks pick up every time Kyiv shows its ability to take back territory The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement is a domestic economic event. The audience understandably li
While Russian Army Remains in Ukraine, Putin’s Calls for Peace Talks are Fake
Ukraine was not in apostion to decide when to be attacked by Russia. But its military and its state leadership can detrmine how that Russian invasion will end. The liberation of Kherson and the arriva
With Putin’s war of aggression approaching its third anniversary, the financial, technological, and demographic hurdles facing the Russian economy are more severe than is commonly understood.
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