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Why America Needs a National Security Reset

Jan 24, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Andrew A. Michta

In just one generation, America’s policy elites frittered away an inordinate amount of power. Following the collapse of the Soviet empire, the US policy community all but abandoned our traditional pragmatism and the respect for geopolitical constraints that heretofore had tempered America’s strategic thought. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
The Great Power Threat is Back: Why America Needs a National Security Reset

Jan 23, 2025 | 19fortyfive.com | Andrew A. Michta

As Donald J. Trump takes office as the country’s 47th President, American foreign and security policy are at an inflection point. While analysts routinely predict various and sundry policy changes when a new administration arrives on the scene, I will refrain from assessing the defining pillars of the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda until the principals are in the saddle and the policy process moves forward.
Why America Abandoning Europe Would Be a Strategic Mistake

Jan 11, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Andrew A. Michta

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second Trump administration has the potential to reset how future generations of American politicians, the military, business leaders, and the citizenry overall construe the country’s heritage and strategic priorities at home and abroad.
Why America Abandoning Europe Would Be a Strategic Mistake

Jan 10, 2025 | 19fortyfive.com | Andrew A. Michta

The United States is on the cusp of perhaps the most fundamental rethinking of its foreign policy since 1945. The inauguration of the second Trump administration has the potential to reset how future generations of American politicians, the military, business leaders, and the citizenry overall construe the country’s heritage and strategic priorities at home and abroad.
Russia’s Imperial Mindset: Understanding the Roots of the Ukraine War

Jan 1, 2025 | 19fortyfive.com | Andrew A. Michta

As the second Trump administration prepares to take charge of US foreign and security policy, there is intense debate in Washington about what the end state in Ukraine should be, what kind of a peace deal can be negotiated with Putin, and what long-term prospects there might be for reaching a modus vivendi with Russia. Much of the discussion is tied up in American domestic politics, as it trails the last presidential election.
NATO’s Path Forward: Spending Money on Real Capabilities

Dec 23, 2024 | 19fortyfive.com | Andrew A. Michta

While NATO has largely maintained its unity against Moscow following Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s political pronouncements of support have not been met with similar resolve when it comes to the appetite for risk-taking, with the absence of a workable strategy for victory in Ukraine and a focus on escalation management hampering Western efforts to defeat the invasion.
The United States Must Revisit the Basics of Geostrategy

Dec 15, 2024 | 19fortyfive.com | Andrew A. Michta

It has become something of a cliché in Washington policy debates that the world today is more unstable and dangerous than at any time since the end of the Cold War. But even this statement doesn’t fully capture the gravity of the situation, for the reality is that at no point during the post-Cold War era have we witnessed a surge of direct and proxy great power conflicts comparable to what we have seen in the past decade. Nor has deterrence failed so often in such a short period of time.
Washington Needs a New Approach to NATO

Dec 9, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Andrew A. Michta

Washington Needs a New Approach to NATO
Washington Needs a New Approach to NATO

Dec 9, 2024 | fairfieldsuntimes.com | Andrew A. Michta

We are emerging from four years of foreign policy under the Biden administration that has witnessed the failure of deterrence in key theaters across the globe and left the United States and its allies exposed to a heightened risk of war. In Asia, the Chinese threat to Taiwan has increased exponentially. In Europe we have a full-scale war in Ukraine, with no strategy for victory after three years of horrendous bloodletting and a growing risk that the conflict may spread inside NATO’s perimeter.
Washington Needs a New Approach to NATO

Dec 9, 2024 | theohiopressnetwork.com | Andrew A. Michta

We are emerging from four years of foreign policy under the Biden administration that has witnessed the failure of deterrence in key theaters across the globe and left the United States and its allies exposed to a heightened risk of war. In Asia, the Chinese threat to Taiwan has increased exponentially. In Europe we have a full-scale war in Ukraine, with no strategy for victory after three years of horrendous bloodletting and a growing risk that the conflict may spread inside NATO’s perimeter.