378. Andrew A. Michta - Washington’s Failing Strategy in Ukraine Shows the Urgent Need for New Thinking.

Washington’s likely failure in Ukraine shows the US needs a new national
security strategy.

Andrew A. Michta is senior fellow and director of the Scowcroft Strategy
Initiative at the Atlantic Council of the United States. The views
expressed here are his own:

"The United States Senate’s failure to pass an aid package for Ukraine
last month will likely be remembered as the first domino to fall in
Russia’s war of aggression, potentially setting the stage for Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s victory. And while the U.S. Congress is
expected to try again in 2024, this was a clear sign that the West has
grown weary of an open-ended “as-long-as-it-takes” approach. If this is
to change, it’s time for a new strategy.

It’s true that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration succeeded in
leading NATO toward a common response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion —
and this will be remembered as a splendid manifestation of America’s
strategic DNA. But what followed has muddied the waters — especially the
drawn-out and overly cautious process of providing military assistance
to Ukraine.

Most importantly, the U.S. and its allies should have laid out a clear
vision for victory. Instead, we heard from various officials that it’s
either up to Ukraine to decide what the end state should be, that Putin
can’t be allowed to win, or that Ukraine can’t be allowed to lose. Like
the saying goes: If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get
you there."
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Dr Andrew A. Michta is Director of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative and
Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States in
Washington, DC. Previously he was Dean of the College of International
and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Centre for
Security Studies, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In 2015 -16 he was
Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College.
Prior to that he filled many similarly prestigious roles. He is also a
Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
Professor Michta has published books and articles on U.S. and European
security, NATO, transatlantic relations, civil-military relations,
energy security and democratization. He has special expertise in Central
European politics and security. He is a frequent media contributor and
government consultant.
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/andrew-michta/
https://www.politico.eu/author/andrew-a-michta/
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/andrew-michta-0
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