On May 2nd, Spirit of America was joined by Fred Kagan, senior fellow and director of the American Enterprise Institute Critical Threats Project and a former professor of military history at the US Military Academy at West Point. His books range from Lessons for a Long War, coauthored with Thomas Donnelly, to the End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe, 1801-1805.

With Spirit of America CEO Jim Hake, Mr. Kagan discussed why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a global security threat, what US policy makers and officials are doing to address it, and why US support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom matters now more than ever.

On May 8, Spirit of America was joined by Lt. General (Retired) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of US Army Europe, for a 30-minute briefing on Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Lt. General Hodges, in conversation with Spirit of America CEO Jim Hake and Colleen Denny, Europe Regional Director, who recently returned from Ukraine, discussed the current situation in Ukraine, what the new US aid means, and what needs to happen on the frontlines.