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Gerard Roland

Gerard Roland is the E.W. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history

Over two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the mood among Ukraine’s supporters is dropping. There are several reasons for this, including Ukraine’s unsuccessful counteroffensive last year, the replacement of the popular Valerii Zaluzhnyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, tension among Ukraine’s leadership, mobilization difficulties, delays in weapons and ammunition deliveries by Ukraine’s Western allies, and the stalled $60 billion aid package in Washington. Al