Fred Kaplan
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President Biden Wants $1 Trillion (That’s Right, $1 Trillion) for the National Security Budget
It’s the biggest military spending package ever. → Read More
Why the Russian Army Isn’t Learning From Its Mistakes
Though that doesn’t necessarily mean Ukraine is winning. → Read More
How the Ukraine War Is Likely to End
Each side has cause to believe that it can win—or at least that the other side can lose. → Read More
The Game Putin Is Really Playing by Threatening a Nuclear Weapons Treaty
Arms races are propelled by fear and uncertainty. → Read More
The Very Serious Lessons We Should Learn From the Balloon Fiasco
The balloon didn't have to trigger this kind of diplomatic crisis. → Read More
Why There Are Suddenly So Many UFOs
U.S. military-intelligence sensors don't pick up everything flying through our airspace. → Read More
Why Japan and South Korea Are Arming Up
The conflict in Ukraine is changing defense policies in East Asia in brand new ways. → Read More
The Story Behind the Fraught Decision to Send All Those Tanks to Ukraine
Germany has the tanks that Ukraine really needs, but it wouldn’t send them alone. → Read More
The Most Important Thing to Keep in Mind About Biden’s Classified Document Headache
The government's classification system is ridiculous, as anyone who’s ever had a security clearance could tell you. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy Tricked the Freedom Caucus Into Thinking They Have a Deal on Defense Spending
Huge defense budgets are really popular right now. Nobody is going to cut these sums. → Read More
The Power of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Charm Offensive
The next Congress can’t slash support for Ukraine now. → Read More
Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death” Was Worth It
Diplomatic relations are otherwise totally stalled. → Read More
Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death” Was Worth It
Diplomatic relations are otherwise totally stalled. → Read More
The Best Jazz Albums of 2022
Plus the best historical releases. → Read More
Where Realpolitik Went Wrong
The inflexible theories of a famous political science professor show how old thinking about Russia is in need of a reality check. → Read More
Where Biden and Xi Really Agree
The two world leaders re-established working ties. But not without interesting limits. → Read More
Russia’s Withdrawal From Kherson Is Utterly Humiliating
But there's little sign Putin plans to give in. → Read More
How Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front Deviates From the Book—and WWI History
The movie surpasses previous adaptations of Erich Maria Remarque’s story but gives it a very different ending. → Read More
The U.S. and Russia Are Both Running Their Annual Nuclear-War Exercises Right Now. Awkward Timing!
Let's talk about the time one of these test runs almost led to catastrophe. → Read More
The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis Are Actually Pretty Useless Right Now
The possibility of nuclear war over Ukraine has everyone talking about 1962—but today’s conflict has little in common with the famous U.S.-Soviet standoff. → Read More