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Putin must find a way to salvage Russia’s more modest gains after six months of fighting while forestalling the further erosion of Russian power.

In Russia, pro-Putin TV pundits are openly criticizing their president for his faltering war in Ukraine. In response, Putin has mobilized reservist forces, and threatened the West. But Russia experts warn, western leaders should be careful what they wish for. "I'd be very afraid if Putin were to be deposed because his most likely successor is not going to be a Western leaning Democrat." Today, On Point: Putin under pressure.

After months of virtual stalemate, a recent offensive has seen Ukrainian forces regain huge swathes of territory in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, sparking an unusual wave of criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin both at home and amongst international allies. Does this military breakthrough amount to a turning point in the war?

Last weekend, Ukrainian forces recaptured wide swaths of land in the country’s northeast which had been taken by Russia a few months earlier. Ukraine, awash in Western armaments, now clearly has momentum on its side, and though Russian forces continue to inflict heavy casualties on soldiers and civilians, Vladimir Putin’s invasion looks more like a debacle than ever.

After Ukraine recently took back large swaths of land previously taken by Russia in a counteroffensive, one might ask: Is #Russia Losing the War?

ABC NewsRadio's Thomas Oriti spoke to Nikolas Gvosdev, professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He says the counter offensive marks a new phase in the war in Ukraine, proving Ukraine can take foreign military aid and use it to drive back Russian forces.

How do states signal resolve and conduct coercive diplomacy differently on land and at sea? This question has important implications for security in the Asia-Pacific, which is predominantly a maritime region. While the field of International Relations has been criticized for exhibiting a Cold War and European bias, this article is based on the observation that the field may suffer from continentalism: a reliance on land-based issues and ideas.

The Biden administration deserves credit for appropriately weighing continued U.S. efforts in Afghanistan against other security challenges that affect U.S. national interests.

In this episode Jeff is joined by Stephen Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College, for a conversation on John F. Kennedy and his leadership during the Cold War. Their conversation explores Kennedy’s anti-Communist policies, his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, tensions surrounding West Berlin and Cuba, and the great American Space Race.

Today the chief of naval operations, Admiral Mike Gilday, released an updated “Navigation Plan” for 2022. In effect, the Navigation Plan represents Admiral Gilday’s instructions to the service on how to execute the Triservice Maritime Strategy, along with higher-order directives such as the National Defense Strategy and the interim National Security Strategy. Several things are worthy of note in the Navigation Plan, some of them head-scratchers.

With the Global War on Terror so widely discredited in Washington, it is striking that the city still can’t agree on why. Was the mistake simply thinking that the United States could shape foreign societies by force, or was it an overly ambitious conception of the country’s role in the world?

The United States defines its national security interests in global terms. With every iteration of the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, every region of the world is acknowledged as having importance to American interests.

Two pillars of democracy - the United States and India - face immense challenges in preserving their principles, systems, and values of democracy and human rights.

This is a roundtable discussion in which Dr. Alvi has participated, and she is quoted along with numerous other scholars and analysts -- this discussion is about the "wisdom" or lack of behind President Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia.