Commentary: Putin’s Epic Re-Sovietization Fail
Putin built institutions meant to reassemble the Soviet space. A decade on, Brian Whitmore writes, they’ve been reduced to a Belarusian dictator begging Armenia…
Brian Whitmore
Brian Whitmore is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center, an assistant professor of practice at the University of Texas-Arlington, and host of The Power Vertical Podcast.
Commentary: Northern Exposure — Russia Escalates Its Threats Against the Baltics
Russia manufactured its reasons for invading Ukraine. Now it's manufacturing three for the Baltics, says Brian Whitmore in Shatterbelt Brief.
Commentary: Putin’s Plot — Why Europe is Preparing for the Worst
A month ago, the Shatterbelt Brief asked whether Putin's escalation talk was theater. Now, with Europe's leaders sounding alarms and Ukraine holding its ground,…
Commentary: The Belarusian Front is Back
The drone-guidance relays Zelenskyy forced offline in June are working again, Ukrainian officials say — and a Russian drone that crossed from Belarus into…
Commentary: Groundhog Day Diplomacy — Why there can be no win-win settlement in Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Kremlin says it wants the war's "root causes" resolved. That phrase has meant one thing since 2021, Brian Whitmore writes.
Commentary: Putin’s Escalation Psyop
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Independence…
Commentary: Tanks or Ballots — the 1990s Choice That Made Russia and Ukraine What They Are
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Independence…
Commentary: Moscow’s Little Helper — Belarus’ Expanding Role in Russia’s War
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Independence…
Commentary: Russia’s War on History — and its Western enablers
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Independence…
