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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

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What happened to the lend-lease option for Ukraine?

The failure to provide vital assistance to Ukraine is not confined to the House.

07.03.2024 5

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

Biden’s absurd LNG freeze scores one for the opposing team 

The actual beneficiaries of this decision reside in Moscow or the Middle East, and their interests are inimical to ours and our allies, especially in...

21.02.2024 10

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

The mirage of the two-state solution 

It would be better for all concerned if Western statesmen understood that terrorism and antisemitism must first be extirpated not appeased and then...

14.02.2024 5

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In Ukraine and the Middle East, only force can restore deterrence

Efforts to avoid escalation have been resounding failures.

01.02.2024 5

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Imperialism revived: Moscow’s objectives in Africa 

It has been clear for some time that Moscow is using the entire panoply of its state-directed instruments of power to gain influence and leverage...

25.01.2024 3

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South Africa’s convenient definition of genocide targets only Israel

This indictment confirms South Africa’s regime is using antisemitism — itself a form of ethno-racial hatred that has led to one genocide — for...

18.01.2024 3

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US air defenses now collecting dust should be used to arm Ukraine

In fact, as Washington retires old systems, it would be well advised to transfer retired systems off its books to Ukraine en masse.

12.01.2024 3

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Nature can slow Russia's rapid warming. Don't expect the Kremlin to act.

As late as 2020, the Kremlin announced it would “use the advantages” of global climate change. 

05.01.2024 3

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

As nuclear powers restart the arms race, unarmed nations call for reason

For advocates of arms control and nuclear non-proliferation, these are times of great foreboding.

13.12.2023 3

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We ignore Iran’s growing multi-dimensional threat at our own peril

We need to recognize that obtaining a nuclear weapon is merely one strand of Iran’s strategy to conduct a global strategy of destabilization, not...

10.12.2023 3

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

The ‘no limits’ Russo-Chinese alliance is taking flight

Clearly, this alliance threatens global security and deterrence and requires policies suited to the assaults Russia and China regularly conduct.

01.12.2023 2

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‘As long as it takes’ isn’t good enough. What’s the endgame in Ukraine?

We now have an impasse that can only further undermine Ukrainian capabilities, if not morale, while the Biden administration’s hands are tied for...

23.11.2023 2

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Surging US antisemitism is both homegrown and foreign-sponsored

Such synchronized attacks on Israel across America point to a priori organization and leadership.

09.11.2023 5

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Qatar and Hamas: When a mediator negotiates itself out of a job

Qatar will be forced to choose — cut off Hamas or lose American support.

02.11.2023 2

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Gaza’s stubborn facts must be confronted

Gaza is a problem, to use the Russian phrase, that is a suitcase without a handle, an issue that is not susceptible to effective management

26.10.2023 3

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A question for Rep. Norman: Why does Israel deserve aid and not Ukraine?

On what basis is Israel an ally who deserves whatever aid we can provide while Ukraine, which is widely acknowledged as the “Keystone in the...

19.10.2023 2

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Hamas’s inhumane tactics model the terrorist states supporting them

This war duly reminds us that the threat of terrorism is now embodied in states like Russia and Iran, as well as Hamas.  

12.10.2023 2

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The new industrial revolution requires a fresh national security agenda

It is increasingly clear that steady access to minerals and rare earths is essential to our and our allies' military security, economy and overall...

05.10.2023 2

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Ukraine’s naval victories show a winning strategy is underway 

Already, Ukraine’s maritime successes have attenuated Russia’s capabilities in the Black Sea, curtailed its naval operations and demolished its...

28.09.2023 3

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

Algeria and Russia are uniting to divide West Africa

It appears that an increasingly closer Russo-Algerian alignment is taking place to convert the Sahel into a pro-Russian and Algerian bloc threatening...

21.09.2023 2

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Watch: NASA releases UFO study report findings

NASA is slated to hold a briefing Thursday about their UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena) report. Participants scheduled to participate include...

14.09.2023 2

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Stephen Blank, Opinion Contributor

‘Realism’ for Ukraine includes unrealistic expectations

If this unrealistic, so-called “realism” doctrine is to guide U.S. strategy and policy then it should be made of sterner stuff.

14.09.2023 1

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