BLOG Post #484: Zelensky’s Predicament 23 Nov 202522 Nov 2025 A Plan for Ukraine Without Ukraine's Consent The US has forged a peace proposal with Russia that, as the French are putting it, amounts to Ukraine’s capitulation. For President Volodymyr…
BLOG Post #479: A Plan for Halting the Ukraine War 17 Oct 2025 Separating the Practical from the Ideal Intractable conflicts are wars without end, and Russia’s war with Ukraine seems to fit the bill. Now three and a half years old, the…
BLOG Post #414: Trump, NATO, and Appeasement 3 Mar 202429 Feb 2024 Appeasement For many years Donald Trump has been out to end US participation in NATO, citing defense costs but actually being keen to appease Vladimir Putin. As some of…
BLOG Post #383: Russia, Niger, and Coup Politics in Africa 31 Jul 20231 Aug 2023 If head counting is any indication, Russian diplomacy in Africa is slipping. A Russia-Africa summit meeting held in St. Petersburg drew only 21 African heads of state, far fewer than…
In the Human Interest - Mel Gurtov 