The Fluid Frontier

“The Ukraine is a very fertile country, but by no means agreeable.”

– Madame de Staël

“500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend [Ukraine] against 140 million Russians.”

– Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland

For three years, many who couldn’t previously distinguish the Ukraine from a ukulele confidently identified heroes and villains in that corner of the world.

The last several months, as the futility of the fight became undeniable, even the most ardent warhawks appeare...