Branislav L. Slantchev

From what I understand, this is the current state of demands made by the US and Iran, even though there do not appear to be formal negotiations about them: Notably absent is regime change, which is important for several reasons.

Reflections on the Alaska and Washington Summits The first months of Trump’s return to office have been dominated by one question: what will he do about Ukraine?

June 23, 2024 (In this installment, I cover the crucial period from 1989 to the 1999 NATO enlargement.

May 28, 2024 A week or so ago, Aleksandar Djokic sent me some questions about transition to a war economy for an article he was writing (you can read it here).

March 31, 2024 I know it’s been a long time since I have written updates for this blog.

September 1, 2023 Among the several arguments for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, the analogy with the Korean War armistice periodically pops up, as it did most recently in the article about Samuel Charap.

August 30, 2023 In the first part of this series, we took a look at developments on the battlefield, and discussed strategies and problems the Ukrainians have encountered.

August 30, 2023 It has been quite some time since my last comprehensive update here, and my excuse that I have been quite active on FB and Twitter/X with analyses, and got a bit used to the shorter form.

July 2, 2023 It has been nearly a month since ZSU’s offensive began, and it’s time for an update, especially since so many things have happened in Ukraine, Russia, and elsewhere.

June 9, 2023 It appears that the long-awaited Ukrainian offensive — which we can now call the Summer Offensive — began a couple of days ago, with attacks almost along the entre front line.