Russian Armed Forces

December 20, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia announces plans to form Unmanned Systems Forces

On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov unveiled plans to form a new military branch focused on unmanned systems. His announcement, which follows a similar Ukrainian move earlier...

August 17, 2024 | Jason Jay Smart, Ivana Stradner

Is Russia Raising Specter of ‘Dirty Bomb’ to Prime Public for False Flag?

Russia has vast playbook full of “dirty tricks” by which it can deceive public opinion and distort perception of reality. History show that false flag operations have always been a viable option.

November 16, 2023 | John Hardie |

Washington Should Sanction Chinese Companies Providing Vehicles to Russian Military 

Moscow revealed last week that its military has received over 500 Chinese-made off-road vehicles and soon plans to get nearly 1,600 more. This is not the first time that Russian forces have acquired Chinese-made...

November 9, 2023 | John Hardie, Bradley Bowman

On ATACMS for Ukraine, don’t settle for a job half done

In this op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley Bowman argue that the US should send Ukraine as many ATACMS as it can without impacting US military readiness.

September 17, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Anatomy of a Catastrophe

REVIEW: ‘Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End’ by Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson

July 16, 2023 | Ivana Stradner, Will Kielm

The Wagner Rebellion: How the West Can Take Advantage of the Chaos Caused

“The West can impede the Kremlin’s initiative to centralize its armed forces into a more unified structure, prolonging the current decentralized state of the Russian Armed Forces."

May 12, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

UK Sends Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine Even Though U.S. Refused

British Defence Secretary Benjamin Wallace announced yesterday that London has sent Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. By leading where Washington would not, the United Kingdom has provided Kyiv with a...

May 7, 2022 | James Brooke |

Russia’s Potemkin army to parade on Red Square

During my eight years in Moscow, the annual May 9 Victory over Nazism Parade was a huge, nationally televised extravaganza. Journalists parsed President Vladimir Putin’s speech. Military attaches from...

March 4, 2022 | Shany Mor |

Biden’s Bold Gamble Might Just Save Ukraine

The Ukraine War is only a week old, so it’s far too soon to make any judgements about its outcome. One thing is clear, though: Russian President Vladimir Putin badly miscalculated. He is facing...

February 24, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Take Two at the NSC

It has been a tumultuous start for President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, to put it gently. General Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser less than a...