An imperfect comparison is still an instructive one By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn, Facebook, Substack with exclusive informal content, my Linktree…
Slow but steady progress is just that, not a “stalemate,” and the dynamics still overwhelmingly favor Ukraine (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы…
Siding with Israel when it is clearly wrong does not make you a friend, it makes you an enabler, and…
From Stalinist show-trials in Spain to Jim Jordan’s Judiciary Committee, history is repeating itself and it is terrifying as Trump,…
Why a siege is far preferable to an assault (for now) and how that can be set up (Russian/Русский перевод; Если…
As a major literal and figurative barrier is crossed by Ukraine, it’s time to take stock of the course of…
Imagining a post-Putin world is not as hard as many would think and would be better for everyone, including Russia…
Enough with the “Russian offensive” hype. Whatever the Kremlin manages to stitch together in the coming weeks and months, there…
Many analysts seem focused on whether proclamations by Russia that it has “won” the battle for Soledar are accurate or…
I have not weighed in with a major piece in a while because I did not feel enough has changed…
Winter is coming, but it won’t affect Russia and Ukraine equally in this war (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы состоите в российской…
If you’re feeling something stirring deep inside your soul when it comes Ukraine’s fight for its freedom against Putin’s Russia,…
The current Ukrainian advances will be the ones to push Russian ground forces completely out of Ukraine, leaving any remaining…
Putin’s mobilization is myopically feared by some but does more damage to him at home than anything to help the…
Revisiting my coverage from early in Putin’s escalation campaign and a new excerpt (Russian/Русский перевод) By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn,…