March, 2022

• 17 March

  Will Erdogan draw lessons from Putin’s Ukraine mistakes?

  

  As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watches Russian forces flounder in Ukraine, he may be rethinking his own ambitions — or concluding that Turkey is in a better spot than ever. Turkey’s diplomatic isolation was the focus of excited punditry in recent years. But today, Ankara is running out of …

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• 16 March

  Turkey’s pro-Western policy reversal reveals Erdogan’s dilemma

  

  Turkey’s position over the Russian invasion of Ukraine ​​has resonated as a pro-Western shift in Ankara’s foreign policy, but Erdogan needs to go the extra mile. Turkey is no longer the isolated country it was 21 days ago. The ruthless Russian invasion in Ukraine that began Feb. 24 has changed …

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• 16 March

  Biden Announces U.S. Will Send Cutting-Edge Drones to Ukraine as Part of $800 Million Package

  

  President Biden announced on Wednesday that the U.S. will send cutting-edge armed drones to Ukraine as part of an additional $800 million aid package to support the war and humanitarian effort. “The world is united in our support for Ukraine and our determination to make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin pay …

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• 16 March

  Xi Jinping’s Faltering Foreign Policy

  

  Regardless of whether Beijing had advance warning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to issue a statement last month outlining a “no limits” partnership with Moscow was arguably the single biggest foreign policy blunder of his nearly ten years in power. Russian President Vladimir Putin will …

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• 16 March

  Russian bombing hits theater in Mariupol functioning as shelter

  

  Russian forces fired at a convoy of civilians fleeing Mariupol • Russian forces shot and killed 10 people waiting in line for bread in Chernihiv Russian forces bombed a theater where civilians were sheltering in the encircled port city of Mariupol on Wednesday, the city council said. It said the …

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• 16 March

  Glimmers of hope seen at talks as Russia’s onslaught goes on

  

  Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering and rained fire on other cities Wednesday, Ukrainian authorities said, even as the two sides projected optimism over efforts to negotiate an end to the fighting. There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries in what …

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• 16 March

  Biden to Attend ‘Extraordinary’ NATO Summit in Brussels

  

  U.S. President Joe Biden will travel next week to Brussels, where he will join an “extraordinary” NATO summit set to take place on March 24 — one month after Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Biden’s travel plans hours after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …

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• 16 March

  US and NATO allies prepare ideas for strengthening defenses in countries closer to Russia

  

  NATO will map out ideas for adding substantially more military force to member countries on the alliance’s eastern flank, top officials said Tuesday on the eve of a meeting of defense chiefs. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg delivered remarks as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was en route to NATO headquarters in …

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• 16 March

  US has 100,000 troops in Europe for first time since 2005

  

  The United States has 100,000 service members operating in Europe, the largest number in nearly two decades, as the Pentagon shifts forces in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The last time troop levels were this high in Europe was in 2005, according to U.S. European Command records. EUCOM …

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• 16 March

  Ukraine war may lead to rethinking of US defense of Europe

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may lead to a historic shift in American thinking about defense of the continent. Depending on how far Putin goes, this could mean a buildup of U.S. military power in Europe not …

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