Strategika: Issue 88
Strategika Issue 88 - PROXY WARS
Thursday, December 7, 2023
In this issue of Strategika, scholars address the intricate challenges facing the United States amidst Russian aggression and broader global issues. Bing West argues that US reluctance to provide long-range weapons and treating Russia as a nuclear sanctuary weaken Ukraine. West urges decisive American support for the embattled nation. Jerry Hendrix predicts that Ukraine will resort to asymmetric tactics in the war against Russia due to Kyiv's inability to reclaim lost territory. A key Ukrainian strategy, Hendrix asserts, should be to exploit Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political vulnerabilities and delegitimize him as a leader. And Chris Gibson provides a broad perspective about the conflict, warning against unnecessary escalation, while advocating a historical, realist, and diplomatic approach to reshape global alliances and deny Russia’s victory.
Background Essay
The Peril Of Ukrainian Attacks Against Nuclear Russia?
“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War,” President Ronald Reagan said in 1988, “we win, they lose.” Shortly thereafter, the Soviet Union disintegrated. It is reasonable to conclude that the United States and the West won the Cold War.
December 7, 2023by Bing West via Strategika
Commentary | Articles
Featured Commentary
Putin’s Legitimacy Is The Strategic Target
The war between Russia and Ukraine will almost certainly spread to include isolated incidents decided inside Russia’s territory as well as attacks upon Russian military and commercial shipping on the Black Sea.
December 7, 2023by Jerry Hendrix via Strategika
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Featured Commentary
Avoiding Strategic Traps—Key To Prevailing In Great Power Competition
There is no question we are locked in Great Power competition with China while also facing a revanchist Russia and highly volatile and unstable Middle East.
December 7, 2023by Chris Gibson via Strategika
