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4 weeks ago | 
cepa.org | Alison Mutler |Ben R. Hodges |Dan Rice |Mykyta Vorobiov
Calin Georgescu wasn’t a household name when he unexpectedly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections in November. But at the peak of his campaign, he was massively famous on social media, and trending in the top nine globally on TikTok. This huge, worldwide presence, which led to the “TikTok Messiah” moniker, goes some way to explaining how Russian interference helped him go from single digits in the polls to winning 23% of the vote.
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1 month ago | 
cepa.org | Ben R. Hodges |Dan Rice |Michael Peck
As NATO leaders prepare to convene in The Hague in June they face an uncomfortable truth: the alliance’s defensive doctrine and capabilities are inadequate and require urgent reassessment. The war in Ukraine has exposed a critical strategic divide within NATO.
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1 month ago | 
cepa.org | Volodymyr Dubovyk |Ben R. Hodges |Dan Rice |Michael Peck
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy keeps coming back to security in all his meetings and public statements, not because he is being stubborn or inflexible, or pursuing personal interests served by opposing peace, but because he is reflecting the mood of Ukrainians. Whether those Ukrainian requirements are being heard may emerge from talks between Russia and the US slated for March 18. The signs are not promising.
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1 month ago | 
cepa.org | Timothy Garton Ash |Fabian Hoffmann |Ben R. Hodges |Alexander Crowther
Facing a possibly existential security challenge, Europe needs to ask swift questions and find immediate solutions. It may not be to everyone’s taste given a history of troubled relations, but the continent has an obvious solution staring it in the face — Turkey. Turkey has European NATO’s largest land force, with close to 400,000 ground troops, and double that when reserves are included.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
warroom.armywarcollege.edu | Ben R. Hodges |Michael S. Neiberg
On August 8, 2024, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who served as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe from 2014 to 2017, visited Carlisle. Michael Neiberg had the pleasure of sitting down with him for a conversation about his latest book, Future War and the Defence of Europe. Their conversation was held at a public presentation at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Ben R. Hodges
Specifically, in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine, so-called law enforcement officers are pressuring detained individuals to sign contracts with the Russian Armed Forces in exchange for avoiding criminal prosecution. This involves individuals facing potential imprisonment. According to the National Resistance Center of Ukraine (NRC), investigators have been given quotas to recruit contract soldiers for the occupying army.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Ben R. Hodges
According to him, medics who were on their way to help a wounded 63-year-old man in the Dniprovskyi district were attacked. Three medical workers were injured, and the vehicle was damaged. The ambulance crew was taken to one of Kherson's hospitals. "Three medical workers—a 59-year-old woman and two men, aged 46 and 64—sustained blast and closed head injuries, as well as a concussion," Mrochko reported. He specified that the Russian forces used a drone for the attack.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Ben R. Hodges
According to him, Czech foreign policy should ensure that "rules continue to apply in the international environment and that the law of the strongest does not prevail.""Stopping, and above all, the failure of Russian aggression is in our vital interests," Pavel emphasized. He added that a Russian victory would have consequences for economic and political stability.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Ben R. Hodges
"Five more families have returned from the temporarily occupied Kherson region to territory controlled by Ukraine. They are raising eight children—five boys and three girls, aged between 6 and 14 years," Prokudin reported. According to him, the children are now safe with their parents. The return of these families was facilitated by the Save Ukraine charity organization.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Ben R. Hodges
The Minister noted that Poland has provided Ukraine with all the military aid it could. According to the official, Warsaw makes all decisions through the lens of the country's security. "I know that Ukraine needs many types of weapons, but our partners in Ukraine also need to understand that the Polish state must maintain its capabilities. This is a priority for me as Minister of Defense," he added.
