This is a positive step-long overdue-but unfortunately it shows that we remain wedded to the escalation management paradigm as our top priority, and still try to micromanage how #Ukraine fights. We continue to allow Putin to set the parameters. ft.com/content/cae8f2… via @ft

The strategic case for bringing Ukraine into Nato, by Andrew A. Michta atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

Delighted to have Florian Herrmann Florian Herrmann, Head of Bavarian State Chancellery visit me while in Washington to discuss transatlantic security issues. #Bayern Scowcroft Center ⁦Atlantic Council⁩

Spot on Senator Roger Wicker

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Jim Sciutto Putin has successfully played up the threat of vertical escalation to nuclear, inducing the US administration to prioritize controlling escalation above all else. IMO the nuclear threat has been there all along, but I would argue it remains relatively low (we could go into why

Андрій Вєдєнєєв I disagree. You need to take into account differences between the two critical theaters (geography matters). Precision and distance are not end-all solutions. Technology can help offset mass and redundancies somewhat but only up to a point. Just as maneuver and attrition are part

‼️Sweden steps up support to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 even further, donating two radar- and air combat surveillance planes ASC 890. Planes can spot enemy targets in air, sea and land and lead F-16's. 🇸🇪 also gives Amraam air-to air missiles and large no of armored tracked vehicles Pbv 302.

When will we finally absorb the lessons from #Ukraine that in any future conflict mass and redundancies will be key? We urgently need to spend more on defense, but even more importantly rethink how we spend and on what. We need to relearn the basics. Now. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/21/uni…

Western leaders need to relearn the basics of warfare. To have a fighting chance #Ukraine must be able to strike at assets deep inside RUS that feed Moscow’s war machine, from drone manufacturing facilities, through fuel depots, refineries, ammo dumps,etc. wsj.com/world/the-russ…

Elbridge Colby Bridge, it’s about leadership when it comes to our national security. We are at approx. 3.2% of GDP on defense today, with the force authorized at 1.3 million total. That’s it. Considering inflation when it comes to weapons acquisition we are probably at 2.7% in

I fully agree with Andrew A. Michta - people will support higher Defence spending if it is properly & compelling explained in the context of defeating the threats we face.
However it needs to be accompanied by a positive vision - a change for the better not just defending status quo

A brilliant piece by Andrew Michta that policy makers should read again -- on the importance of mass in warfare, leading to a clear vision for a well defended NATO:

'bringing Ukraine into NATO is not just about reaffirming the core values the Alliance is built on; rather, it is

This Memorial Day honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the U.S. military. They paid the ultimate price. R.I.P.

Do read this from Andrew A. Michta on the West's reflexive chicken little reaction to Russian propagandists' nuke bluster.

On a sidenote. Props to Newsweek for finally watching TV clown/weirdo Solovyov, who has been threatening nuclear war in his rants since February 2022

Elbridge Colby. I’ve been saying this ever since Russia launched its second invasion of #Ukraine in 2022. I’m glad we are on the same page here. We need to stop our handwringing about how our forces are too small and therefore we must focus on the #Pacific instead of the