A growing number of experts say the best way for Ukraine to safeguard its security after the war with Russia ends is to acquire the military capabilities needed “to deter future attacks and defend itself if deterrence fails,” as Jennifer Kavanagh of Defense Priorities put it in a study published Monday.
Offering security guarantees to Kiev may win applause in European capitals, but it doesn’t bring Moscow any closer to ending its war in Ukraine. Trump will have better luck if he pushes instead for “armed non-alignment,” the model of Ukrainian security that Kavanagh elaborated in the aforementioned study. U.S. negotiators should familiarize themselves with the report, which details the military capabilities Ukraine needs to deter—but not threaten—Russia.
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