654976 external_news 1643649148 1643725265 <![CDATA[Former NATO Commander: Ukraine Crisis Shows U.S. Needs Firmer Approach to Russian Incursions]]> Gen. Philip Breedlove, distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was interviewed for the story, 'Former NATO Commander: Ukraine Crisis Shows U.S. Needs Firmer Approach to Russian Incursions', published January 27, 2022 on GlobalAtlanta.com.

An excerpt:

Speaking at a Jan. 21 program with new World Affairs Council of Atlanta President Rickey Bevington and using detailed digital maps to paint a picture of Russia’s military encirclement of Ukraine, Mr. Breedlove said Russia is continuing to push the envelope mainly because the West has failed to mount a convincing response to previous incursions. Russia took over two regions of Georgia in 2008 and then annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, facing little substantive response.  

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