Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Last week, an attack by unmanned drones and robots captured an enemy position on the ground. âThe future is here,â said Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky, who claimed it was the first such successful attack in human history, after describing the mechanical assault by his forces against a Russian outpost. Zelenskyâs boast would be a surprise to Moscow, which believed â together with support from Iran â that it was mastering the art of drone warfare in Ukraine. Instead, Ukraine is now out-innovating Russia just as the US is degrading Iranâs drone and missile programs, which since 2023 have helped Russia sustain its brutal assaults against Ukrainian cities and towns. Seeing these two theaters â Ukraine and Iran â as interconnected can help the United States better prepare for wars of the future and remain steps ahead of its adversaries. It might also help bring the Ukraine war to a close. I was the White Houseâs point person on the Middle East throughout the crisis that engulfed the region afte
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Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the war in Iran has taken the focus away from Russiaâs aggression against his country, telling CNN it was a âbig riskâ to think that efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine canât…
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Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the war in Iran has taken the focus away from Russiaâs aggression against his country, telling CNN it was a âbig riskâ to think that efforts to end the fighting in…
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Ukraineâs President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the war in Iran has taken the focus away from Russiaâs aggression against his country, telling CNN it was a âbig riskâ to think that efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine canât…
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