Author: Stephen Bryen

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The US Needs To Take Ukrainian And Russian Drone Operations Seriously

Drones have changed warfare on the battlefield and beyond. At present there are more drones than practical countermeasures, although that could possibly change in future. The preponderance of battlefield drones removes the shooter from the battlefield, preserving manpower, enhances target accuracy well beyond almost any other tool, and subjects traditional […]

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​Trump’s Security Guarantees: Key To A Ukraine Settlement?

Not Really. The Guarantee Problem May Fail Under Scrutiny President Trump has offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky security guarantees which Mr. Trump describes as “like Article V” of the NATO Treaty. Zelensky has apparently signed onto the Trump offer and potentially has agreed that some “territorial swaps” will be needed […]

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​Zelensky Defies Ukrainian Public Opinion

Europe Needs to Rethink Support for Zelensky Zelensky’s maximalist position, supported by the UK, France and Germany, is at odds with public opinion in Ukraine. A new, dramatic Gallup Poll makes clear that Zelensky and his hardline clique don’t represent what Ukrainians want. Here is what Gallup reports: “More than three years […]

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Trump Administration Weakens ‘Aggressive’ Export Controls And Threatens National Security​

Recent US export control decisions imperil national security and threaten not only US artificial intelligence “dominance” but potentially many other emerging technologies critical to military programs. While legal US exports of AI-related semiconductors were blocked, China got at least $1 billion worth of Nvidia chips illegally, mostly in “packages” of data-center-ready […]