Extreme Takeover, Russian Edition: How to Salami Slice Off Your Own Little Piece of Europe

*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Real estate’s expensive these days. It doesn’t matter where you are. But if you happen to be in one of the thirty-eight countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, home prices surged nearly 7 percent from 2019 to 2020. It was the fastest year-over-year…

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From Kabul to Kyiv: Strengthening Deterrence Amid Questions About American Resolve

*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Deterrence smells like tank exhaust and feels like an earthquake. Hundreds of armored vehicles rumbled over streets, thousands of troops marched in formation, and dozens of planes flew overhead as Ukrainians cheered during their Independence Day parade on August 24. Kyiv’s main boulevard—Khreshchatyk—filled to…

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