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Illustration by Noah Hickey (Photo via Getty Images).
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Weakness Is Provocative

Putin’s escalation in Poland ushers in a dangerous new phase in the Ukraine war.
Illustration by Noah Hickey (Photo via Getty Images).

The war in Ukraine entered into a dangerous new phase on Wednesday as 19 unmanned aerial vehicles aimed at Ukraine launched from Russia (and Belarus, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk) penetrated and transited Polish airspace simultaneously in conjunction with a large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine itself.

Eric S. Edelman was undersecretary of defense for policy (2005-2009) and has served as the co-chair for the congressionally mandated Commissions to review the National Defense Strategy in 2018 and 2024.

Franklin C. Miller served for three decades as a senior nuclear policy and arms control official in the Pentagon and on the National Security Council staff. He is a principal at the Scowcroft Group.

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