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How to Make Russia Bleed
Vladimir Putin must pay a heavy price for his invasion of Ukraine. Here’s how we did that to the Soviets in the 1980s.
James L Bruno
Feb 28
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Here's How Putin Will Be Taken Down
The sole question concerning Putin's demise is not "if," but "when" — and who will slap on the cuffs, or put a bullet in his head.
James L Bruno
Mar 27
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The Perils of Being on the Wrong Side of History
What Philippe Pétain, Jefferson Davis & Lindsey Graham have in common.
James L Bruno
Jul 17
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Pax Americana: Why the U.S. Must Continue to Be the World's "Last Best Hope"
If we Americans proceed with national seppuku, bid farewell to peace, prosperity and human dignity.
James L Bruno
Jan 20
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Fascism: Are We There Yet?
If we lose our democracy, we'll only have ourselves to blame
James L Bruno
Nov 23, 2021
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Time to Dust Off the Containment Doctrine
The post-Soviet period is over. The time has come to revive and redefine containment policy to keep Putin in his box.
James L Bruno
Feb 18
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The GOP Coup is Happening. Here's How to Thwart It
The best way to stop a coup is to deter it.
James L Bruno
Dec 1, 2021
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The Foreign Policy Process & Afghanistan: Comparing Biden With Trump
Policymaking is only as good as its people and process. Ground developments aside, on process Biden gets an "A" - Trump an "F." Things could be much…
James L Bruno
Aug 24, 2021
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What Would Moshe Dayan Say About Ukraine's Fighting Strategy?
What do Moshe Dayan, Carl Mannerheim, Volodymyr Zelensky and General Valery Zaluzhny all have in common? That intangible ingredient for victory: morale.
James L Bruno
Apr 26
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On Cowards & Creeping Coups: The GOP Plot to Purge Federal Workers & Impose Trumpism
The GOP's plan to purge the federal bureaucracy is one leg in an ongoing coup to neuter democratic government and impose a strongman-led autocracy.
James L Bruno
Jul 25
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Civil War 2.0: Here's What It Will Look Like
“A republic, if you can keep it” is the existential question facing us today.
James L Bruno
Nov 26, 2021
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The Mixed Blessings of Schadenfreude
Those who spread falsehoods about the pandemic share responsibility in countless deaths and therefore have blood on their hands. So, how to regard them?
James L Bruno
Feb 3
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