The West’s consensus for a Ukraine Marshall plan is wrong
by Mat WhatleyPolitico
If solely based on money, a new “Marshall plan” for Ukraine simply won’t work. Yet, this is the consensus among Western nations, which not only misjudged the real scale of the war and its world-wide impact, but now stand to misapply the wrong lessons from the history of post-conflict reconstruction...
Keir Starmer’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine won’t work
by Mat WhatleyThe Spectator
A decades-long failure to take Vladimir Putin’s warnings at face value has proven dangerously counterproductive. Putin has made it clear that Nato’s eastward expansion is perceived as an existential threat to Russia, using it as justification for his invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, Keir Starmer persists in advocating for Nato peacekeepers in Ukraine – a proposal destined to fail and which risks squandering precious time Ukraine does not have....
Lasting Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Will Reduce Russia’s Influence
by Mat WhatleyForeign policy
Moscow is once again trying to flex its muscle by appointing a new general in Nagorno-Karabakh. Durable peace would derail the Kremlin’s plans....
