ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Two years after its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Russia has gained the upper hand, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.

“Considering the balance in relation to each state’s ends, Russia is currently winning the war,” Lt. Col. Amos Fox writes. “Russia controls significant portions of Ukrainian territory, and they are not likely to be evicted from that territory by any other means than brutal land warfare, which Ukraine cannot currently afford.”

A retired Army general is on a mission to inspire “discussion and resolute action” through his perspective on foreign policy, national security threats and strategy. 

“I made ... a mission statement for myself when I retired in 2018,” Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former U.S. national security adviser and deputy commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command, said Dec. 4 during the Association of the U.S. Army’s Thought Leaders webinar.

Reshaping the military to tackle evolving threats should be a higher government priority, four national security analysts warned during testimony.

One of the Army’s chief strategists warns of “urgent” need to upgrade Army ground combat platforms due to increased lethality of the modern battlefield.