Brian's unique explorations of the war and the historical context and events leading up to Russia's current assault against Ukraine
(Russian/Русский перевод) Over two decades, Brian has majored in Russian history, studied Russia's war against Georgia in graduate school, and covered Russia and its foreign policy as a journalist, including writing for the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) from 2015-2017 as one of the most popular guest scholar contributors until he was censored for his post on Prevezon's corrupt work for the Kremlin. Since 2014, he has covered in detail Russia's longstanding campaign to dominate Ukraine and turn it into a de facto vassal, diving into the historical context of Russia's 2014 military aggression against Ukraine in Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk, continuing his coverage through The (First) Russo-American Cyberwar's 2016 U.S. presidential election interference—a central aim of which was to further the Kremlin's Ukraine campaign partnering with a pliant Donald Trump—through Trump's first impeachment centering on Ukraine, through Russia's 2020 election interference, and up to Putin's current exponential military escalation. This coverage includes his groundbreaking eBook, A Song of Gas and Politics: How Ukraine Is at the Center of Trump-Russia, or, Ukrainegate: A “New” Phase in the Trump-Russia Saga Made from Recycled Materials (available in Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, & EPUB) excerpts below.
Some of the key articles on the current war are adapted from two of Brian's Small Wars Journal articles: The Beginning of the End of Putin? Why the Russian Army May (and Should) Revolt, published March 8, 2022 (featured by Real Clear Defense, The National Endowment for Democracy’s (NED)Democracy Digest, and SOF News) and The Utter Banality of Putin’s Kabuki Campaign in Ukraine, published February 21, 2022 (featured by SOF News).
THE CURRENT WAR
A Super-Short Guide to Why Ukraine is Kicking Russia’s Ass in Putin’s Ukraine War
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How Ukraine Can Take Back Crimea from Putin’s Reeling Russian Military
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Ukraine Will Easily Destroy or Sideline Russia’s Navy with Game-Changing Anti-Ship Missiles
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The Real Context News Podcast #9: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, on Democracy & War in Ukraine
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Time for the Russian Army and Russian People to Revolt and Overthrow Putin
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Putin’s Zombie Russian/Slavic Ethnonationalism Is Utterly Banal
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How Best to Penetrate Putin’s Media Iron Curtain in Russia? Dead Russian Troops
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On Casualty Counts in Russia’s War on Ukraine
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A Look at Putin’s Disgraceful, Heartless, Barbaric Treatment of Russian Soldiers and Their Families
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Putin’s NATO Narrative Is Bullshit
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How to Lose Nations and Alienate People, by Vladimir Putin
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Why Is Putin Doing All This Now?
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BACKGROUND
The U.S. Should Weaponize Europe’s Oil and Natural Gas Markets in an Economic Offensive Against Russia
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Already in a Cyberwar with Russia, NATO Must Expand Article 5 to Include Cyberwarfare
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The History of Russia’s Cyberwarfare Against NATO Shows It Is Time to Add to NATO’s Article 5
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When Dirty Russian-Connected Money Saved Trump’s Ass and His Ensuing Business Disasters Helped Destroy the Global and American Economies
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The Nexus of American Right-Wing and Kremlin Disinformation Exposes Trump-Russia’s Mechanics
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Nationalism: A National Security Threat from Without and Within and one of Putin’s Favorite Weapons
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Coronavirus and History, Russia and Italy, the War for Reality, and the Nexus of It All
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The Untold Story of the Bidens and Burisma
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Time to Play Hardball with Russia
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A Song of Gas and Politics: How Ukraine Is at the Center of Trump-Russia, or, Ukrainegate: A “New” Phase in the Trump-Russia Saga Made from Recycled Materials (eBook preview/excerpt)
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Ukrainegate Proves the Media Has Learned Almost Nothing from 2016
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How Cohen’s and Manafort’s Ukraine Ties Tell the Deeper Story of Trump-Russia and the Mueller Probe
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External Audio/Video interview of Brian on Ukraine
Twitter Spaces:
Panel with Rep. Adam Kinzinger
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLLXaVeMGm-5/6/2022
Other Related External Articles by Brian
NEWSWEEK
SMALL WARS JOURNAL
WAR IS BORING
How Syria Fits Into the Trump-Russia Scandal- March 29, 2018
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