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“This sort of challenge to Russian illegal claims is exactly what’s needed,” Ben Hodges tells Great Power of the voyage of HMS Defender through international waters Russia claims as its own /8

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13 years after Russia invaded Georgia, we still struggle to see the significance clearly. Part 1 of a new series of interviews with some of the Georgians that ensured the Kremlin didn’t get everything it wanted from the war via Great Power /1 greatpower.us/p/the-august-w…

13 years after Russia invaded Georgia, do we understand *why* it happened? Part 2 of a series of interviews with Georgians on the frontlines of the war looks at misperceptions & untruths about the war vs choices on the ground Via Great Power /1 greatpower.us/p/the-august-w…

Wake-up calls, resets, and waiting We missed a chance to send a message to Russia after their invasion of Georgia in 2008 — is it too late now? Part 3 of our interviews concludes the series via Great Power /1 greatpower.us/p/the-august-w…

“Not one American has died” is now a mantra of the Afghanistan evacuation. This is the wrong calculation of sacrifice. More Americans came home because of our Afghans partners. We have to save every one. Why we need this victory, via Great Power  greatpower.us/p/300000-afgha…

We don’t have to fail in this one last objective in Afghanistan. Get them all out. greatpower.us/p/300000-afgha…

Why do we feel like the bad guys are winning? Because our governments are failing to mobilize our resources & will against the challenges we face. A look back at the evacuation of Afghanistan, and what it says about what’s ahead. via Great Power greatpower.us/p/afghanistan-…

Russian proposals on European security architecture are an obvious non-starter. What is it really about? It’s a Kremlin playbook to set the terms of engagement while stirring unrest in the opponent 🇪🇪 Eerik N Kross on negotiating w/🇷🇺 in Great Power greatpower.us/p/how-threats-…

“Biden’s team would do well to dust off a copy of Obama’s 2014 Tallinn speech, remember the process thru which he arrived at this position of fortitude, & start from that framework for any future talks with Moscow. The Alliance needs this leadership.” greatpower.us/p/how-threats-…

The free world won’t save itself trapped by fear. What Putin fears most is that we will not be afraid of Putin. It’s time to conceptualize what a Kremlin defeat can look like. We won’t be alone in this fight. New via Great Power greatpower.us/p/the-free-wor…

The free world won’t save itself trapped by fear so it’s time to conceptualize a Kremlin defeat Great Power greatpower.us/p/the-free-wor… - A must read on #Ukraine #NATO #Russia

5 days ago, I would have said that Ukraine is where we *must fight* Putin’s war Now, I believe that Ukraine is where we *can win* the war against Putin Ukraine has conceptualized how to defeat Russia Now, we must help them do it Via Great Power greatpower.us/p/fulcrum-abys…

6 days ago, Russia started a war in Ukraine that is meant to end Putin’s war against the West. Thankfully, the Ukrainians have shown us how to fight — and win —that bigger war. They called us to the fight. And finally, we answer. Via Great Power greatpower.us/p/fulcrum-abys…

Why should we not close our eyes to what will happen in Ukraine if we do not act? Timothy Snyder gives a powerful reply: “I have this feeling that every day that Ukrainians resist is giving us another year or another decade of the kind of life we are used to having... /1

There is no way back. If we want the war with Putin to end, we must see why the Ukrainians have defied all expectations, and learn to think as they do. We must learn to see not only risk, but the opportunities born by taking them. Via Great Power greatpower.us/p/there-is-no-…

There is no way back. But imagine the world if we save Ukraine. Imagine the century that we might have then. greatpower.us/p/there-is-no-…

Ukrainian leaders aren’t just showing us they know how to win the war They are showing us the world that can be built from the defeat of Putin A better future for us, for Russia, with Russia Will we see it in time? PART 2 via Great Power greatpower.us/p/ukrainian-sa…

On Putin, nukes, terror, how to understand his threats and what he might do — and how to prepare ourselves to act We must be ready to act decisively to take away control Strange developments today, but fear is useless 🇺🇦 new via Great Power greatpower.us/p/escalating-f…