Andrew Latham is a Senior Washington Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and a professor of international relations and political theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. You can follow him on X: @aalatham.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – In a strategic response to Ukraine’s “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike that damaged its bomber bases, Russia has begun dispersing its Tu-160...
Key Points – Israel’s recent precision strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, likely carried out by its F-35I “Adir” stealth fighters, demonstrated the aircraft’s critical...
Key Points – Israel’s precision strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure on June 12th were a necessary and proportionate act of preemptive self-defense, not a...
Key Points – Australia’s decision to send old, retired M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is characterized as strategic “performance” rather than meaningful aid. -The...
Key Points – Post-Cold War NATO expansion, which pushed a US-led military alliance to Russia’s borders, was a predictable and avoidable provocation that made...
Key Points – Further economic sanctions against Russia are a failed strategy, representing Western “political exhaustion masquerading as resolve” rather than a path to...