Carl Gershman and Ivana Cvetkovic Bajrovic write: Western silence and inaction only increase the possibility that the situation in the Western Balkans will continue to deteriorate. Given the growing crises and dangers that Western governments already face, the last thing they need is a new outbreak of conflict in the Balkans. To prevent that from happening will take more than complacency and wishful thinking. – World Affairs Journal
- Russia deploys missile that violates INF Treaty
The existence of the SSC-8 missile is not new. Reports indicate that the nuclear-capable missile was first tested in early 2008. In 2014, after several years of watching the development of the missile program, the Obama administration announced that Russia had violated the INF treaty. – Washington Post’s Checkpoint
- Malinowski, Ioffe, and Kroenig on US-Russia policy
Matthew Costlow writes: Well-intentioned if naïve analysts and officials may say the United States should continue making nuclear reductions in the hopes of Russian reciprocity, but as the famed economist Milton Friedman once said, “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” Instead, the United States should form its nuclear policies based on a realistic assessment of the security environment and its own goals, not a vain attempt to gain an international following. – National Institute for Public Policy
Four Russian military aircraft conducted low passes against a U.S. destroyer in the Black Sea last week, the first such military provocation since the new Trump administration took office. – Washington Free Beacon
A Russian spy ship was spotted patrolling off the East Coast of the United States on Tuesday morning, the first such instance during the Trump administration – Fox News
U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle reacted with concern to reports Tuesday that Russia deployed a new type of nuclear cruise missile. – DOD Buzz
Julia Ioffe writes: A little more turmoil in the White House only serves to underscore the point the Kremlin and its faithful media messengers have emphasized for years: Western democracy is a circus, an inefficient mess at best. Do you really want your country run in such a sloppy fashion? And even if the bet on Trump doesn’t pay off and he turns into an enemy, he will continue to serve as the traditional foil of the evil Western leader bent on humiliating the Motherland. – Atlantic Council
A Russian spy ship was spotted patrolling off the East Coast of the United States on Tuesday morning, the first such instance during the Trump administration – Fox News
U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle reacted with concern to reports Tuesday that Russia deployed a new type of nuclear cruise missile. – DOD Buzz
Julia Ioffe writes: A little more turmoil in the White House only serves to underscore the point the Kremlin and its faithful media messengers have emphasized for years: Western democracy is a circus, an inefficient mess at best. Do you really want your country run in such a sloppy fashion? And even if the bet on Trump doesn’t pay off and he turns into an enemy, he will continue to serve as the traditional foil of the evil Western leader bent on humiliating the Motherland. – Atlantic Council
The Russians aren’t just deploying new treaty-breaking, nuclear-capable cruise missiles. They’re also fielding sophisticated cyber and electronic warfare systems that can hack or jam our defenses against such missiles. In fact, no military mission is more dependent on high-speed data networks than air and missile defense — but no military system is more vulnerable than those networks. It’s a dilemma the Army is just starting to wrestle with, even as its air and missile defense force stakes its future on a complex new network called IBCS. – Breaking Defense
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