Alexander Vindman

Alexander Vindman

Alexander Vindman, a career U.S. Army officer, served on the National Security Council as the director for Eastern European, Caucasus and Russian affairs, as the Russia political-military affairs officer for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as a military attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ( 37 )
Why I’m Running for the US Senate US

OPINION: Why I’m Running for the US Senate

By Alexander Vindman
Jan. 28, 2026
Crossing the Rubicon US

OPINION: Crossing the Rubicon

By Alexander Vindman
Dec. 7, 2025
A Higher Duty: The Military’s Obligations to the Constitution US

OPINION: A Higher Duty: The Military’s Obligations to the Constitution

By Alexander Vindman
Nov. 9, 2025
Shutdown US

OPINION: Shutdown

By Alexander Vindman
Oct. 7, 2025
Trump’s Russia-Ukraine War War in Ukraine

OPINION: Trump’s Russia-Ukraine War

By Alexander Vindman
Sept. 16, 2025
Trump-Zelensky-European Leaders Meeting: First Impressions Europe

OPINION: Trump-Zelensky-European Leaders Meeting: First Impressions

By Alexander Vindman
Aug. 19, 2025
Pax Trumpiana? I Think Not Trump

OPINION: Pax Trumpiana? I Think Not

By Alexander Vindman
Aug. 17, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine Pivot US

OPINION: Trump’s Ukraine Pivot

By Alexander Vindman
July 19, 2025
A Growing Divide Within the MAGA World US

OPINION: A Growing Divide Within the MAGA World

By Alexander Vindman
July 2, 2025
The Peace That Wasn’t: The Failure of Trump’s ‘Easter Truce’ War in Ukraine

OPINION: The Peace That Wasn’t: The Failure of Trump’s ‘Easter Truce’

By Alexander Vindman
April 21, 2025
Where Is Trump Leading Us in His Courtship of Russia? US

OPINION: Where Is Trump Leading Us in His Courtship of Russia?

By Alexander Vindman
Feb. 19, 2025
Why Hegseth’s NATO Announcement Undermines US National Security US

OPINION: Why Hegseth’s NATO Announcement Undermines US National Security

By Alexander Vindman
Feb. 14, 2025
An Open Letter to the Ukrainian American Community Ukraine

An Open Letter to the Ukrainian American Community

By Alexander Vindman
Nov. 3, 2024
Zelensky’s Victory Plan: What’s in it and What’s Missing War in Ukraine

OPINION: Zelensky’s Victory Plan: What’s in it and What’s Missing

By Alexander Vindman
Oct. 27, 2024
North Korean Troops in Ukraine – A Wake-up Call War in Ukraine

OPINION: North Korean Troops in Ukraine – A Wake-up Call

By Alexander Vindman
Oct. 22, 2024
Putin Plays Trump Putin

OPINION: Putin Plays Trump

By Alexander Vindman
Oct. 10, 2024
Plans of Victory with Biden, Demands for Surrender with Trump Zelensky

OPINION: Plans of Victory with Biden, Demands for Surrender with Trump

By Alexander Vindman
Sept. 29, 2024
What the U.S. Election Means for Ukraine Ukraine

OPINION: What the U.S. Election Means for Ukraine

By Alexander Vindman
Sept. 25, 2024
Russian Misinfo Pushers and US Useful Idiots US

OPINION: Russian Misinfo Pushers and US Useful Idiots

By Alexander Vindman
Sept. 8, 2024
Trump's Ignorance and Malice, Biden's Squandered Opportunity US

OPINION: Trump's Ignorance and Malice, Biden's Squandered Opportunity

By Alexander Vindman
June 30, 2024